OpenClaw Node system.run approval context-binding weakness in approval-enabled host=node flows
### Summary In approval-enabled `host=node` workflows, `system.run` approvals did not always carry a strict, versioned execution-context binding. In uncommon setups that rely on these approvals as an integrity guardrail, a previously approved request could be reused with changed env input. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: npm `openclaw` - Latest published npm version at triage: `2026.2.25` - Affected range: `<= 2026.2.25` - Planned fixed version (next npm release): `2026.2.26` ### Preconditions / Typical Exposure This requires all of the following: - `system.run` usage through `host=node` - Exec approvals enabled and used as an execution-integrity control - Access to an approval id in the same context Most default single-operator local setups do not rely on this path, so practical exposure is typically lower. ### Details Approval matching now uses a required versioned binding (`systemRunBindingV1`) over command argv, cwd, agent/session context, and env hash. The fix: - Requires `commandArgv` when requesting `host=node` approvals. - Requires `systemRunBindingV1` when consuming approvals for node `system.run`. - Removes legacy non-versioned fallback matching and fails closed on missing/mismatched bindings. - Keeps env mismatch handling explicit and blocks `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` in host env policy. - Adds/updates regression and contract coverage for mismatch mapping and binding rules. ### Impact Configuration-dependent approval-integrity weakness in node-host exec approval flows. Severity remains `medium` because exploitation depends on this specific approval mode and context. ### Fix Commit(s) - `10481097f8e6dd0346db9be0b5f27570e1bdfcfa` ### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.26`) so once npm release `2026.2.26` is published, the advisory can be published without further metadata edits. OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-32058US | medium6.5OT elevated | — | ||
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain an approval context-binding weakness in system.run execution flows with host=node that allows reuse of previously approved requests wit… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclawPACKAGE
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/10481097f8e6dd0346db9be0b5f27570e1bdfcfaWEB
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32058ADVISORY
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-context-binding-weakness-in-system-run-via-host-nodeWEB
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