{"id":"GHSA-42mx-vp8m-j7qh","summary":"OpenClaw: OpenShell `mirror` mode can convert untrusted sandbox files into explicitly enabled workspace hooks and execute them on the host during gateway startup","details":"## Summary\nOpenShell `mirror` mode can convert untrusted sandbox files into explicitly enabled workspace hooks and execute them on the host during gateway startup\n\n## Current Maintainer Triage\n- Status: narrow\n- Normalized severity: medium\n- Assessment: Real on shipped \u003c=2026.3.22 OpenShell mirror sync, but exploit needs mirror mode plus hooks enabled plus explicit hook opt-in plus restart, so high is overstated even though the direct fix shipped in v2026.3.28.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31`\n- Vulnerable version range: `\u003c=2026.3.24`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.28`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `c02ee8a3a4cb390b23afdf21317aa8b2096854d1` — 2026-03-25T19:59:07Z\n\n## Release Process Note\n- The fix is already present in released version `2026.3.28`.\n- This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-41355"],"modified":"2026-05-06T23:41:29.120368Z","published":"2026-04-07T18:11:21Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-829"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-07T18:11:21Z","nvd_published_at":null},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-42mx-vp8m-j7qh"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41355"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c02ee8a3a4cb390b23afdf21317aa8b2096854d1"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openshell-arbitrary-code-execution-via-mirror-mode-sandbox-file-conversion"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 2026.3.24","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-42mx-vp8m-j7qh/GHSA-42mx-vp8m-j7qh.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}