OpenClaw improperly parses X-Forwarded-For behind trusted proxies allows client IP spoofing in security decisions

Summary OpenClaw used left-most X-Forwarded-For values when requests came from configured trusted proxies. In proxy chains that append/preserve header values, this could let attacker-controlled header content influence security decisions tied to client IP. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

GHSA-2RGF-HM63-5QPH OpenClaw improperly parses X-Forwarded-For behind trusted proxies allows client IP spoofing in security decisions

Summary OpenClaw used left-most X-Forwarded-For values when requests came from configured trusted proxies. In proxy chains that append/preserve header values, this could let attacker-controlled header content influence security decisions tied to client IP. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

GHSA-G75X-8QQM-2VXP OpenClaw's `tools.exec.safeBins` PATH-hijack allowed trojan binaries to bypass allowlist checks

Summary tools.exec.safeBins allowlist checks could be bypassed by PATH-hijacked binaries, allowing execution of attacker-controlled trojan binaries under an allowlisted executable name. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Latest published version at triage time: 2026.2.17 -...

Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision when trusted-proxy authentication is enabled. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to node event methods by connecting with a node...

OpenClaw has a Trusted-proxy Control UI pairing bypass which allows unpaired node sessions

Summary A trusted-proxy Control UI pairing bypass accepted client.id=control-ui without device identity checks. The bypass did not require operator role, so an authenticated node role session could connect unpaired and reach node event methods. Impact With trusted-proxy authentication enabled, a...

GHSA-VVGP-4C28-M3JM OpenClaw has a Trusted-proxy Control UI pairing bypass which allows unpaired node sessions

Summary A trusted-proxy Control UI pairing bypass accepted client.id=control-ui without device identity checks. The bypass did not require operator role, so an authenticated node role session could connect unpaired and reach node event methods. Impact With trusted-proxy authentication enabled, a...

OpenClaw plugin runtime command execution is part of trusted plugin boundary

Summary OpenClaw plugins/extensions run in-process and are treated as trusted code. This advisory tracks trust-boundary clarification around plugin runtime command execution runtime.system.runCommandWithTimeout. Impact Plugins already execute with the same OS privileges as the OpenClaw process...

GHSA-FF98-W8HJ-QRXF OpenClaw plugin runtime command execution is part of trusted plugin boundary

Summary OpenClaw plugins/extensions run in-process and are treated as trusted code. This advisory tracks trust-boundary clarification around plugin runtime command execution runtime.system.runCommandWithTimeout. Impact Plugins already execute with the same OS privileges as the OpenClaw process...

GHSA-P4WH-CR8M-GM6C OpenClaw: shell-env trusted-prefix fallback allowed attacker-controlled binary execution via $SHELL

Summary shell-env fallback trusted prefix-based executable paths for $SHELL, allowing execution of attacker-controlled binaries in local/runtime-env influence scenarios. Details In affected versions, shell selection accepted either: 1. a shell listed in /etc/shells, or 2. any executable under...

OpenClaw: shell-env trusted-prefix fallback allowed attacker-controlled binary execution via $SHELL

Summary shell-env fallback trusted prefix-based executable paths for $SHELL, allowing execution of attacker-controlled binaries in local/runtime-env influence scenarios. Details In affected versions, shell selection accepted either: 1. a shell listed in /etc/shells, or 2. any executable under...

Unsafe Dependency Resolution

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unsafe Dependency Resolution via the safeBins process. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands in the application runtime context by placing a malicious binary with the same name as a...

OpenClaw: safeBins static default trusted dirs allow writable-dir binary hijack (`jq`)

Summary In openclaw= 2026.2.24 planned next npm release - Latest published npm version at triage time 2026-02-24: 2026.2.23 Root Cause - Default safe-bin trusted directories included package-manager/user-managed paths. - Trust decision was directory-membership only for resolved executable paths...

GHSA-5GJ7-JF77-Q2Q2 OpenClaw: safeBins static default trusted dirs allow writable-dir binary hijack (`jq`)

Summary In openclaw= 2026.2.24 planned next npm release - Latest published npm version at triage time 2026-02-24: 2026.2.23 Root Cause - Default safe-bin trusted directories included package-manager/user-managed paths. - Trust decision was directory-membership only for resolved executable paths...

OpenClaw: Node camera URL payload host-binding bypass allowed gateway fetch pivots

Summary OpenClaw accepted camera.snap / camera.clip node payload url fields and downloaded them on the gateway/agent host without binding downloads to the resolved node host. In OpenClaw's documented trust model, paired nodes are in the same operator trust boundary, so this is scoped as...

OpenClaw's shell env fallback trusts unvalidated SHELL path from host environment

The shell environment fallback path could invoke an attacker-controlled shell when SHELL was inherited from an untrusted host environment. In affected builds, shell-env loading used $SHELL -l -c 'env -0' without validating that SHELL points to a trusted executable. In threat-model terms, this...

GHSA-F8MP-VJ46-CQ8V OpenClaw's shell env fallback trusts unvalidated SHELL path from host environment

The shell environment fallback path could invoke an attacker-controlled shell when SHELL was inherited from an untrusted host environment. In affected builds, shell-env loading used $SHELL -l -c 'env -0' without validating that SHELL points to a trusted executable. In threat-model terms, this...

OpenClaw's tools.exec.safeBins trusted PATH directories allowed binary shadowing in allowlist mode

Summary In openclaw allowlist mode, tools.exec.safeBins trusted PATH-derived directories for safe-bin resolution. A same-name binary placed in a trusted PATH directory could satisfy safe-bin checks and execute. Impact This is an allowlist bypass in exec policy that can lead to command execution i...

GHSA-QHRR-GRQP-6X2G OpenClaw's tools.exec.safeBins trusted PATH directories allowed binary shadowing in allowlist mode

Summary In openclaw allowlist mode, tools.exec.safeBins trusted PATH-derived directories for safe-bin resolution. A same-name binary placed in a trusted PATH directory could satisfy safe-bin checks and execute. Impact This is an allowlist bypass in exec policy that can lead to command execution i...

OpenClaw's gateway tokenless Tailscale auth applied to HTTP routes

Summary When tokenless Tailscale auth is enabled, OpenClaw should only allow forwarded-header auth for Control UI websocket authentication on trusted hosts. In affected versions, that tokenless path could also be used by HTTP gateway auth call sites, which could bypass token/password requirements...

OpenClaw has allowlist exec-guard bypass via env -S

Summary In allowlist mode, system.run guardrails could be bypassed through env -S, causing policy-analysis/runtime-execution mismatch for shell wrapper payloads. Severity Rationale Medium This issue is rated medium because it is a guardrail/policy bypass in OpenClaw's trusted-operator model, not ...