{"id":"CVE-2026-42423","aliases":["GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42423","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - strictInlineEval Approval Boundary Bypass via Approval-Timeout Fallback","details":"## Impact\n\nstrictInlineEval explicit-approval boundary bypassed by approval-timeout fallback on gateway and node exec hosts.\n\nThe approval-timeout fallback could allow inline eval commands that strictInlineEval was meant to require explicit approval for.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `<=2026.4.2`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @zsxsoft and @KeenSecurityLab for reporting.","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:14.230Z","modified":"2026-08-17T03:55:02.280361640Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00316,"percentile":0.24021,"asOf":"2026-09-04"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.4.8"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5","label":"openclaw/openclaw@d7c3210"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42423.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q2gc-xjqw-qp89"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42423"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-strictinlineeval-approval-boundary-bypass-via-approval-timeout-fallback"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-17T03:55:02.280361640Z"}}