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brew-openclaw-cli-cve-2026-41360
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew
Published
2026-08-13 17:21
Modified
2026-09-12 09:47
Summary
OpenClaw: pnpm dlx approvals did not bind local script operands
Details

Summary

Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, pnpm dlx approval planning did not bind local script operands the same way as related pnpm exec flows. A local script approved through a pnpm dlx path could be replaced before execution without invalidating the approval.

Impact

An operator could approve a benign local script and then execute modified script contents through the still-valid approval plan. This was an approval-integrity bug in the node-host command-planning path.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.4.1
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.4.2
  • Latest published npm version: 2026.4.1

Fix Commit(s)

  • 176c059b05357df1bc09d4328a2380670859eeff — bind local scripts in pnpm dlx approval plans

Release Process Note

The fix is present on main and is staged for OpenClaw 2026.4.2. Publish this advisory after the 2026.4.2 npm release is live.

Thanks @Kazamayc for reporting.

Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
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        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.4.2"
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  "details": "## Summary\n\nBefore OpenClaw 2026.4.2, `pnpm dlx` approval planning did not bind local script operands the same way as related `pnpm exec` flows. A local script approved through a `pnpm dlx` path could be replaced before execution without invalidating the approval.\n\n## Impact\n\nAn operator could approve a benign local script and then execute modified script contents through the still-valid approval plan. This was an approval-integrity bug in the node-host command-planning path.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.4.1`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.4.2`\n- Latest published npm version: `2026.4.1`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `176c059b05357df1bc09d4328a2380670859eeff` \u2014 bind local scripts in `pnpm dlx` approval plans\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nThe fix is present on `main` and is staged for OpenClaw `2026.4.2`. Publish this advisory after the `2026.4.2` npm release is live.\n\nThanks @Kazamayc for reporting.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-41360",
  "modified": "2026-09-12T09:47:35Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w6wx-jq6j-6mcj"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/176c059b05357df1bc09d4328a2380670859eeff"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw: pnpm dlx approvals did not bind local script operands",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-w6wx-jq6j-6mcj",
    "CVE-2026-41360"
  ]
}



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