GHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6: Openclaw OpenClaw's Non-default AutoAllowSkills Setting Could Vulnerability
HIGHGHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6 is a HIGH openclaw's non-default autoallowskills setting could vulnerability (CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment) affecting Openclaw libraries in the npm ecosystem. The issue involves openclaw's non-default autoallowskills setting could bypass on-miss exec prompt. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2026.2.23.
GHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6 at a Glance
How to Fix GHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Openclaw dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
npm install openclaw@2026.2.23Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
npm ls openclawHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Node.js application is affected by GHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6, inspect your project dependencies using npm:
npm ls openclawAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Openclaw in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2026.2.23), your application is affected.
Note: The npm ls openclaw command inspects dependencies declared in your package.json and lockfile; it does not perform automated runtime dynamic scanning.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment, where a product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. In Openclaw, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
GHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6 Affected Openclaw Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
openclaw
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npm |
< 2026.2.23
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2026.2.23
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-7ff8-xjh3-mgh6",
"modified" : "2026-03-03T22:13:53Z",
"published" : "2026-03-03T22:13:53Z",
"aliases" : [ ],
"summary" : "OpenClaw's non-default autoAllowSkills setting could bypass on-miss exec prompt",
"details" : "### Summary\nIn `openclaw` versions up to and including `2026.2.22-2`, a non-default exec-approval configuration could allow a skill-name collision to bypass an `ask=on-miss` prompt.\n\nWhen `autoAllowSkills=true`, a path-scoped executable such as `./skill-bin` could resolve to basename `skill-bin`, satisfy the `skills` allowlist segment, and run without prompting for approval.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `npm openclaw`\n- Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.22-2`\n- Patched versions: `>= 2026.2.23` (released)\n\n### Configuration Scope (Not Default)\nThis behavior requires non-default settings and does not affect default installs.\n\nRequired conditions:\n- `autoAllowSkills=true` (default is `false`)\n- `system.run` with `security=allowlist`\n- `ask=on-miss`\n\n### Technical Details\nThe allowlist evaluator accepted `skills` satisfaction by bin-name match, so `./skill-bin` could match `skillBins.has(\"skill-bin\")` after resolution.\n\nThe fix hardens skill auto-allow matching by requiring:\n- a pathless invocation token (no `/` or `\\\\`), and\n- a trusted resolved executable path for that skill bin on the machine where skills run.\n\nThis preserves normal `skill-bin ...` behavior while preventing `./<skill-bin>` and absolute-path basename collisions from auto-satisfying `skills`.\n\n### Impact\nIn affected non-default configurations, approval prompts could be skipped for commands that should have required operator confirmation.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `ffd63b7a2c4c6d5aeb4710ef951d5794ad7ad77b` (`fix(security): trust resolved skill-bin paths in allowlist auto-allow`)\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
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"url" : "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ffd63b7a2c4c6d5aeb4710ef951d5794ad7ad77b"
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"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-266", "CWE-863" ],
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