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GHSA-ff98-w8hj-qrxf

MediumCVSS 6.9 / 10
Published Mar 3, 2026·Last modified Mar 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

OpenClaw plugins/extensions run in-process and are treated as trusted code. This advisory tracks trust-boundary clarification around plugin runtime command execution (runtime.system.runCommandWithTimeout).

Impact

Plugins already execute with the same OS privileges as the OpenClaw process. Exposing runtime command helpers does not cross an additional sandbox boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published version reviewed: 2026.2.17
  • Affected range for this advisory record: <= 2026.2.17
  • Planned patched version metadata: 2026.2.19 (next release line)

Fix Commit(s)

  • 2e421f32dfc589c02706265fd3c3137ffc06c4b1

Remediation

  • Install only trusted plugins.
  • Use plugins.allow to pin explicit trusted plugin IDs.
  • SECURITY.md now explicitly documents that plugin runtime helpers are convenience APIs, not a sandbox boundary.

OpenClaw thanks @markmusson for reporting.

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.9

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
2.7

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

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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