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That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary.\n\n### Impact\n\nA non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.8`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. 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That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary.\n\n### Impact\n\nA non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory.\n\n### Affected versions\n\n`openclaw` `\u003c= 2026.3.8`\n\n### Patch\n\nFixed in `openclaw` `2026.3.11` and included in later releases such as `2026.3.12`. The gateway now enforces the configured workspace boundary for agent runs regardless of caller-supplied overrides.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-13T20:55:30Z","modified":"2026-07-08T08:11:51.767746891Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-668"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:34.700741Z"}]}}