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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p
Aliases CVE-2026-32979
Summary OpenClaw: Unbound interpreter and runtime commands could bypass node-host approval integrity ## Summary In affected versions of `openclaw`, node-host `system.run` approvals could still execute rewritten local code for interpreter and runtime commands when OpenClaw could not bind exactly one concrete local file operand during approval planning. ## Impact Deployments using node-host `system.run` approval mode could approve a benign local script and then execute different local code if that script changed before execution. This can lead to unintended local code execution as the OpenClaw runtime user. ## Affected Packages and Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.3.8` - Fixed in: `2026.3.11` ## Technical Details The approval flow treated some interpreter and runtime forms as approval-backed even when it could not honestly bind a single direct local script file. That left residual approval-integrity gaps for runtime forms outside the directly bound file set. ## Fix OpenClaw now fails closed for approval-backed interpreter and runtime commands unless it can bind exactly one concrete local file operand, and it extends best-effort direct-file binding for additional runtime forms. The fix shipped in `openclaw@2026.3.11`. ## Workarounds Upgrade to `2026.3.11` or later.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.6
Risk 3.3
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p/GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
CVE-2026-32979 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32979
GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p
openclaw-unbound-interpreter-and-runtime-commands-bypass-in-node-host-approval Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unbound-interpreter-and-runtime-commands-bypass-in-node-host-approval
v2026.3.11 Other https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.11
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p/GHSA-xf99-j42q-5w5p.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-03-30T12:49:40Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32979.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-32979

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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
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