{"id":"GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw: Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade","description":"## Impact\n\nLower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade.\n\nLower-trust runtime/background output could be promoted into trusted System events, allowing prompt-injection into later agent turns.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.4.2`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","from":"ghsa"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-501"],"published":"2026-04-09T14:22:14Z","modified":"2026-04-09T14:34:27Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.4.8"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.4.2"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x","title":"OpenClaw: Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade","description":"## Impact\n\nLower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade.\n\nLower-trust runtime/background output could be promoted into trusted System events, allowing prompt-injection into later agent turns.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.4.2`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T14:22:14Z","modified":"2026-04-09T14:22:17Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-501"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:51.193071Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x","title":"OpenClaw: Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade","description":"## Impact\n\nLower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade.\n\nLower-trust runtime/background output could be promoted into trusted System events, allowing prompt-injection into later agent turns.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.4.2`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T14:22:14Z","modified":"2026-04-09T14:34:27.905809Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-501"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:47.822182Z"}]}}