GHSA-m34q-h93w-vg5xMedium

OpenClaw: OpenShell mirror mode could delete arbitrary remote directories when roots were mis-scoped

Published
April 7, 2026
Last Modified
April 28, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-41383 →

📋 Description

Summary

Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, the OpenShell mirror backend accepted arbitrary absolute remoteWorkspaceDir and remoteAgentWorkspaceDir values. In mirror mode, those paths were then used as the target of remote cleanup and overwrite operations.

Impact

If an attacker could influence those OpenShell config values, mirror sync could delete the contents of an unintended remote directory and replace them with uploaded workspace data. This was a destructive remote-path bug in the mirror-sync path.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.4.1
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.4.2
  • Latest published npm version: 2026.4.1

Fix Commit(s)

  • b21c9840c2e38f4bb338d031511b479d5f07ca25 — constrain OpenShell mirror sync roots

Release Process Note

The fix is present on main and is staged for OpenClaw 2026.4.2. Publish this advisory after the 2026.4.2 npm release is live.

Thanks @jufeng123768 for reporting.

🎯 Affected products1

  • npm/openclaw:<= 2026.4.1

🔗 References (3)