PT-2026-30541 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-03-26 · Updated 2026-03-26

OSV

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

Allow-always exec approvals did not unwrap /usr/bin/time, so an unregistered time wrapper could bypass executable binding and reuse approval state for the inner command.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected: < 2026.3.22
• Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
• Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
• Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

• 39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

• src/infra/dispatch-wrapper-resolution.ts now unwraps /usr/bin/time and binds approvals to the real inner executable.
• src/infra/exec-approvals-allow-always.test.ts ships regression coverage for time-wrapper allow-always approval bypasses.

OpenClaw thanks @YLChen-007 for reporting.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-706

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

GHSA-QM9X-V7CX-7RQ4

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35666 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14 · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-unregistered-time-dispatch-wrapper · Note