{"id":"GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679","summary":"OpenClaw has multiple E2E/test Dockerfiles that run all processes as root","details":"Three Dockerfiles in scripts/docker/ and scripts/e2e/ lack a USER directive, meaning all processes run as uid 0 (root). If any process is compromised, the attacker has root inside the container, making container breakout significantly easier.\n**Partial fix (2026-02-08):** Commit 28e1a65e added USER sandbox to Dockerfile.sandbox and Dockerfile.sandbox-browser. The E2E/test Dockerfiles listed below remain unpatched.\n\n**Affected components:**\n- scripts/e2e/Dockerfile\n- scripts/e2e/Dockerfile.qr-import\n- scripts/docker/install-sh-e2e/Dockerfile\n- scripts/docker/install-sh-nonroot/Dockerfile (runs as app but with NOPASSWD sudo — see related advisory)\n\n**Technical Reproduction:**\n1. Open each Dockerfile listed above and search for a USER directive — none found.\n2. Run any of these containers: docker run --rm -it \u003cimage\u003e id\n3. Observe: returns uid=0(root).\n\n**Demonstrated Impact:**\n- Root inside the container enables kernel exploit attempts, volume mount abuse, and privileged syscall access.\n- Test images share the same base (node:22-bookworm) as production, creating risk of accidental deployment of root-running images.\n\n**Environment:** Base images node:22-bookworm and node:22-bookworm-slim default to root. Dockerfile.sandbox and Dockerfile.sandbox-browser were remediated in commit 28e1a65e; only the E2E/test images listed above remain affected.\n\n**Remediation:** Add a USER directive before CMD/ENTRYPOINT in each remaining Dockerfile:\n  RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash appuser\n  USER appuser","modified":"2026-03-04T15:17:33.992048Z","published":"2026-03-03T22:25:13Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-250"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-03T22:25:13Z","nvd_published_at":null},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/28e1a65ebc580f07533966f5693f4df0a18d7085"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.21"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679/GHSA-w7j5-j98m-w679.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"}]}