Covert Timing Channel Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.3.28-beta.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15865527
  • published1 Apr 2026
  • disclosed31 Mar 2026
  • creditLonggTeng

Introduced: 31 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-41390  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-385  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.3.28-beta.1 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Covert Timing Channel via the dispatch-wrapper-resolution.ts and exec-wrapper-resolution.ts processes. An attacker can gain unauthorized code execution by bypassing the intended allowlist mechanism through the use of unregistered wrapper binaries, leading to the persistence of trust decisions for unintended underlying programs.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1