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GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jm CVE-2026-33573

OpenClaw: Gateway `agent` calls could override the workspace boundary

High npm
Severity
8.7 / 10
High · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 23.02% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Fix
2026.3.11
Upgrade openclaw to this version or later

Description

Summary

The public gateway agent RPC allowed an authenticated operator with operator.write to supply attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. That let the caller re-root the agent run outside its configured workspace boundary.

Impact

A non-owner operator could escape the intended workspace boundary and run normal file and exec tools from an arbitrary process-accessible directory.

Affected versions

openclaw <= 2026.3.8

Patch

Fixed 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.

Affected versions

npm

PackageVulnerableFixed in
openclaw
< 2026.3.11
2026.3.11

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

openclaw npm → 2026.3.11

npm
npm install openclaw@2026.3.11
yarn
yarn add openclaw@2026.3.11
pnpm
pnpm add openclaw@2026.3.11

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
High
Integrity (vulnerable system)
High
Availability (vulnerable system)
High
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None
Exploit maturity
Not defined
Scope
X

CVSS 3.1 8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Weakness

CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.

References

Advisories

Packages

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Timeline

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