How severe is GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr?

GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr has a CVSS score of 9.1/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr?

GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr affects the following packages: openclaw (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr?

Update openclaw to 2026.4.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

When was GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr was published on April 17, 2026 and was last updated on May 8, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

📦 npm

GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr

CRITICAL

GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.1) vulnerability in openclaw. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

OpenClaw: Agent hook events could enqueue trusted system events from unsanitized external input

Also known asCVE-2026-43534

Published

Apr 17, 2026

Updated

May 8, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.

openclawnpm

3.1Mdownloads / week

Description

Summary

Agent hook events could enqueue trusted system events from unsanitized external input.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw
Ecosystem: npm
Affected versions: < 2026.4.10
Patched versions: >= 2026.4.10

Impact

Agent hook dispatch could turn externally supplied hook metadata into trusted system events, allowing untrusted input to enter the agent as higher-trust context.

Technical Details

The fix sanitizes hook names and marks agent hook system events as untrusted before enqueueing them.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #64372. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

e3a845bde5b54f4f1e742d0a51ba9860f9619b29
PR: #64372

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zsxsoft, with sponsorship from @KeenSecurityLab and @qclawer for reporting this issue.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`openclaw`	all versions	2026.4.10

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.4.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-7g8c-cfr3-vqqr. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

## Summary Agent hook events could enqueue trusted system events from unsanitized external input. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.10` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.10` ## Impact Agent hook dispatch could turn externally supplied hook metadata into trusted system events, allowing untrusted input to enter the agent as higher-trust context. ## Technical Details The fix sanitizes hook names and marks agent hook system events as untrusted before enqueueing them. ## Fix The issue was fixed in #64372. The first stable tag

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