GHSA-QRP5-GFW2-GXV4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-25 23:50 – Updated: 2026-04-25 23:50
VLAI
Summary
OpenClaw: Bundled MCP/LSP tools could bypass configured tool policy
Details

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: < 2026.4.20
  • Patched version: 2026.4.20

Impact

Bundled MCP and LSP tools could be appended to the agent's effective tool set after the normal tool-policy pipeline had already filtered core tools. If an operator configured a restrictive policy, such as a tool profile, explicit allow/deny list, owner-only tool restriction, sandbox tool policy, or subagent tool policy, a bundled MCP/LSP tool could remain available even though the same policy would have denied it.

The issue required a configured bundled MCP or LSP tool source and an operator policy that should have restricted that tool. This was a local agent policy-enforcement bypass, not an unauthenticated remote gateway compromise. Severity is medium.

Fix

OpenClaw now applies a final effective tool policy pass to bundled MCP/LSP tools before merging them into the tool set used by normal runs and compaction. The pass covers profile policy, provider profile policy, global/agent/group policies, owner-only filtering, sandbox tool policy, and subagent tool policy.

Fix commit:

  • 0e7a992d3f3155199c1acc2dd9a53c5b3a4d3ada

Release

Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.4.20.

Show details on source website

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  "aliases": [],
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    "cwe_ids": [
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    "nvd_published_at": null,
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  "id": "GHSA-qrp5-gfw2-gxv4",
  "modified": "2026-04-25T23:50:38Z",
  "published": "2026-04-25T23:50:38Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0e7a992d3f3155199c1acc2dd9a53c5b3a4d3ada"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw: Bundled MCP/LSP tools could bypass configured tool policy"
}



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