GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rqHighCVSS 8.8
OpenClaw: Paired node escalates to gateway RCE via unrestricted node.event agent dispatch
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Summary
Paired node escalates to gateway RCE via unrestricted node.event agent dispatch
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: narrow
- Normalized severity: high
- Assessment: v2026.3.28 still lets paired role=node clients drive node.event agent.request into broader gateway-side tool access than node RPCs, but critical is overstated because a trusted paired node foothold is already required.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.28 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.31 - First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.31
Fix Commit(s)
a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62— 2026-03-30T14:22:15+01:00
OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
🎯 Affected products1
- npm/openclaw:<= 2026.3.28
🔗 References (6)
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a77928b1087e90f2a8903f8e5aca6dec9237ac62
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41378
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-to-remote-code-execution-via-unrestricted-node-event-agent-dispatch
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gjm7-hw8f-73rq