Unsafe Dependency Resolution Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15928887
  • published8 Apr 2026
  • disclosed7 Apr 2026
  • creditPeng Zhou

Introduced: 7 Apr 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-829  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.2 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unsafe Dependency Resolution through the channel setup process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by introducing a malicious workspace plugin that claims a bundled channel id, allowing code execution during channel setup even if the plugin remains disabled and untrusted.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1