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GHSA-9f72-qcpw-2hxc

HighCVSS 8.9 / 10
Published Mar 3, 2026·Last modified Mar 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

In sandboxed runs, native prompt image auto-load did not honor tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true.

This optional hardening setting is not enabled by default. When operators enabled it, prompt text could still reference mounted out-of-workspace image paths (for example /agent/secret.png) and load those image bytes for vision-capable model input.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published npm version at triage time: 2026.2.23
  • Vulnerable version range: <= 2026.2.23
  • Patched version (planned next release): 2026.2.24

Conditions Required

This issue required all of the following:

  • sandbox mode enabled,
  • tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true configured,
  • an out-of-workspace mount path reachable from the sandbox (for example /agent),
  • vision-capable model path active for native prompt image loading.

Technical Details

Native prompt image ingestion (detectAndLoadPromptImages / loadImageFromRef) resolved and read sandbox paths but did not apply the same workspace-root assertion used by file tools when tools.fs.workspaceOnly was set.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 370d115549c0dadace0902775eea0d5094aedfdc

Verification

  • pnpm check
  • pnpm exec vitest run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts
  • pnpm test:fast

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.24) so once npm release is available, this advisory only needs publish action.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Publication Update (2026-02-25)

openclaw@2026.2.24 is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks >= 2026.2.24 as patched.

Risk Scores
Base Score
8.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
6.3

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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