brew-openclaw-cli-cve-2026-32058
Vulnerability from osv_homebrew
Summary
In approval-enabled host=node workflows, system.run approvals did not always carry a strict, versioned execution-context binding. In uncommon setups that rely on these approvals as an integrity guardrail, a previously approved request could be reused with changed env input.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: npm
openclaw - Latest published npm version at triage:
2026.2.25 - Affected range:
<= 2026.2.25 - Planned fixed version (next npm release):
2026.2.26
Preconditions / Typical Exposure
This requires all of the following:
- system.run usage through host=node
- Exec approvals enabled and used as an execution-integrity control
- Access to an approval id in the same context
Most default single-operator local setups do not rely on this path, so practical exposure is typically lower.
Details
Approval matching now uses a required versioned binding (systemRunBindingV1) over command argv, cwd, agent/session context, and env hash.
The fix:
- Requires commandArgv when requesting host=node approvals.
- Requires systemRunBindingV1 when consuming approvals for node system.run.
- Removes legacy non-versioned fallback matching and fails closed on missing/mismatched bindings.
- Keeps env mismatch handling explicit and blocks GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF in host env policy.
- Adds/updates regression and contract coverage for mismatch mapping and binding rules.
Impact
Configuration-dependent approval-integrity weakness in node-host exec approval flows. Severity remains medium because exploitation depends on this specific approval mode and context.
Fix Commit(s)
10481097f8e6dd0346db9be0b5f27570e1bdfcfa
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.26) so once npm release 2026.2.26 is published, the advisory can be published without further metadata edits.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
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"details": "### Summary\nIn approval-enabled `host=node` workflows, `system.run` approvals did not always carry a strict, versioned execution-context binding. In uncommon setups that rely on these approvals as an integrity guardrail, a previously approved request could be reused with changed env input.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: npm `openclaw`\n- Latest published npm version at triage: `2026.2.25`\n- Affected range: `\u003c= 2026.2.25`\n- Planned fixed version (next npm release): `2026.2.26`\n\n### Preconditions / Typical Exposure\nThis requires all of the following:\n- `system.run` usage through `host=node`\n- Exec approvals enabled and used as an execution-integrity control\n- Access to an approval id in the same context\n\nMost default single-operator local setups do not rely on this path, so practical exposure is typically lower.\n\n### Details\nApproval matching now uses a required versioned binding (`systemRunBindingV1`) over command argv, cwd, agent/session context, and env hash.\n\nThe fix:\n- Requires `commandArgv` when requesting `host=node` approvals.\n- Requires `systemRunBindingV1` when consuming approvals for node `system.run`.\n- Removes legacy non-versioned fallback matching and fails closed on missing/mismatched bindings.\n- Keeps env mismatch handling explicit and blocks `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` in host env policy.\n- Adds/updates regression and contract coverage for mismatch mapping and binding rules.\n\n### Impact\nConfiguration-dependent approval-integrity weakness in node-host exec approval flows. Severity remains `medium` because exploitation depends on this specific approval mode and context.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `10481097f8e6dd0346db9be0b5f27570e1bdfcfa`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.26`) so once npm release `2026.2.26` is published, the advisory can be published without further metadata edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.",
"id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32058",
"modified": "2026-09-17T17:24:13Z",
"published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32058"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/10481097f8e6dd0346db9be0b5f27570e1bdfcfa"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-context-binding-weakness-in-system-run-via-host-node"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.3",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "OpenClaw Node system.run approval context-binding weakness in approval-enabled host=node flows",
"upstream": [
"GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2",
"CVE-2026-32058"
]
}
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