How severe is GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x?

No CVSS score has been assigned to GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x?

GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x affects the following packages: openclaw (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x?

Update openclaw to 2026.4.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x in my npm dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x 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-gfmx-pph7-g46x?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x 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-gfmx-pph7-g46x published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x was published on April 9, 2026 and was last updated on April 9, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x — openclaw

GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x is a security vulnerability in openclaw. A fix is available for openclaw — see the affected versions and patch details below.

OpenClaw: Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade

Published

Apr 9, 2026

Updated

Apr 9, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Apr 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

133other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

openclawnpm

2.7Mdownloads / week

Description

Impact

Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted System: events, and local async exec completion misses the intended exec-event downgrade.

Lower-trust runtime/background output could be promoted into trusted System events, allowing prompt-injection into later agent turns.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= 2026.4.2
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`openclaw`	all versions	2026.4.8`npm install openclaw@2026.4.8`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openclaw, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openclaw to 2026.4.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-gfmx-pph7-g46x. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

## Impact Lower-trust background runtime output is injected into trusted `System:` events, and local async exec completion misses the intended `exec-event` downgrade. Lower-trust runtime/background output could be promoted into trusted System events, allowing prompt-injection into later agent turns. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.4.2` - Patched versions: `2026.4.8` ## Fix The iss

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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