highCVSS 8Vulnerability

GHSA-xww8-gqvh-92x9

### Summary OpenClaw exec approvals could show a shortened command in the approval UI while keeping the full original command for execution. For very long commands, an approver could see and approve a benign-looking prefix while a hidden suffix remained part of the command that would run after approval. This issue affects the approval display and binding for oversized exec commands. It does not make exec available to unauthenticated users, and it does not change OpenClaw's local-first trust model. ### Affected configurations This affects deployments where exec approval is enabled and an authenticated caller can create a pending host exec request with a command long enough to be truncated in the approval view. ### Impact An approver could make a decision from incomplete command text. If the hidden suffix contained additional shell operations, those operations could run after the approval was resolved. The practical impact depends on who can request exec approvals and who is allowed to approve them. The issue is an approval integrity problem: the approval surface did not faithfully represent the command that would execute. ### Patched Versions The first stable patched version is `2026.5.18`. ### Mitigations Upgrade to `[email protected]` or later. Before upgrading, avoid approving unusually long exec commands and keep approval capability limited to trusted operators.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-xww8-gqvh-92x9
summary
OpenClaw: Exec approval display truncation could hide the command being approved
severity
high
cvss_score
8
cve_id
GHSA-xww8-gqvh-92x9
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-07-02T15:40:36Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xww8-gqvh-92x9
ghsa_updated
2026-07-02T15:40:37Z

Related Entities (5)

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/openclaw

HAS_WEAKNESS (2)

[Weakness]Improper Access Control
[Weakness]Incorrect Authorization

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/openclaw

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