Improper Input Validation Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15967229
  • published10 Apr 2026
  • disclosed9 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Apr 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.8 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation in to the strictInlineEval() function. An attacker can execute unauthorized inline evaluation commands by exploiting the approval-timeout fallback mechanism, which bypasses explicit approval requirements.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1