Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-16109723
  • published19 Apr 2026
  • disclosed17 Apr 2026
  • creditzsxsoft zsx

Introduced: 17 Apr 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.10 or higher.

Overview

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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') in the agent hook event processing. An attacker can escalate privileges by supplying crafted external input that is treated as trusted system events.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1