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GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jm
No affected components available
Summary
The public gateway agent RPC allowed an authenticated operator with operator.write to supply attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary.
Impact
A non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory.
Affected versions
openclaw <= 2026.3.8
Patch
Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.11 and included in later releases such as 2026.3.12. The gateway now enforces the configured workspace boundary for agent runs regardless of caller-supplied overrides.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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