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TI-2026-25426 Aliases CVE-2026-32978GHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53

OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an approval integrity vulnerability where system.run approvals fail to bind mutable file operands for certain script runners like tsx and jiti. Attackers can obtain approval for benign script commands, rewrite referenced scripts on disk, and execute modified code under the approved run context.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00182 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.11openclaw (npm): 2026.3.11

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.112026.3.11Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.112026.3.11Patch availableGHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.11 Fixed in 2026.3.11 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.11 Fixed in 2026.3.11 Patch available GHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.11VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.11 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.11
  • Fix · GHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.11 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.11

    10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-25421 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path NormalizationPriority MEDIUM 46
    • TI-2026-25370 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotatePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-25363 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Sandbox Boundary Bypass via Subagent Control SurfacePriority MEDIUM 41
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc36-x95h-7j53

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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