{"id":"GHSA-736r-jwj6-4w23","summary":"OpenClaw: Sandboxed agents could escape exec routing via host=node override","details":"## Summary\n\nSandboxed agents could escape exec routing via host=node override.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Ecosystem: npm\n- Affected versions: `\u003e= 2026.4.5 \u003c 2026.4.10`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.4.10`\n\n## Impact\n\nA sandboxed agent could request `host: \"node\"` and route exec to a remote node instead of the intended sandbox execution path, bypassing the sandbox routing boundary.\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe fix blocks sandboxed exec escape to remote node targets and keeps routing aligned with the active sandbox policy.\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed in #63880. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.10`, and `openclaw@2026.4.14` includes the fix.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `dffad08529202edbf34e4808788e1182fe10f6a9`\n- PR: #63880\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nUsers should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.","aliases":["CVE-2026-42434"],"modified":"2026-05-08T01:48:46.444065Z","published":"2026-04-17T22:14:56Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-17T22:14:56Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-05-05T12:16:17Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"severity":"HIGH"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-736r-jwj6-4w23"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42434"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/63880"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dffad08529202edbf34e4808788e1182fe10f6a9"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sandbox-escape-via-host-parameter-override-in-exec-routing"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.4.5"},{"fixed":"2026.4.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-736r-jwj6-4w23/GHSA-736r-jwj6-4w23.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N"}]}