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7.5 HIGH

CVSS version: 3.1
Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges required (PR): LOW
User interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality impact (C): HIGH
Integrity impact (I): HIGH
Availability impact (A): HIGH

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Created suggestion 5 days, 8 hours ago

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - strictInlineEval Approval Boundary Bypass via Approval-Timeout Fallback

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an approval-timeout fallback mechanism that bypasses strictInlineEval explicit-approval requirements on gateway and node exec hosts. Attackers can exploit this timeout fallback to execute inline eval commands that should require explicit user approval, circumventing the intended security boundary.

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - strictInlineEval Approval Boundary Bypass via Approval-Timeout Fallback third-party-advisory

Affected products

OpenClaw

<2026.4.8
==2026.4.8

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.openclaw

Self-hosted, open-source AI assistant/agent

nixos-unstable 2026.4.12
- nixpkgs-unstable 2026.4.21
- nixos-unstable-small 2026.4.21

Package maintainers

@mkg20001 Maciej Krüger <mkg20001+nix@gmail.com>
@chrisportela Chris Portela <chris@chrisportela.com>

Suggestion detail

References

Affected products

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.openclaw

Package maintainers