GHSA-jf25-7968-h2h5 — medium GitHub Advisory (CVE-2026-43567) in npm/openclaw

Description

Summary

screen_record outPath bypassed workspace-only filesystem guard.

Affected Packages / Versions

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

Impact

The node-host screen recording tool could honor an outPath outside the workspace guard, allowing an authorized tool call to write outside the intended workspace boundary.

Technical Details

The fix applies the workspace-root guard to node tool outPath handling, including screen recording paths.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #63551. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

635bb35b68d8faa5bfa2fda35feadd315122748a
PR: #63551

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 @anshumanbh for reporting this issue.

Basic information

Type: reviewed
Severity: medium
Advisory on GitHub: Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory: Open repository advisory ↗
Source code: Browse source ↗
Published (advisory): 2026-04-17 21:58:24 UTC
Updated: 2026-05-05 11:59:49 UTC
GitHub reviewed: 2026-04-17 21:58:24 UTC

Score	Percentile
0.03%	7.49%

CVSS Scores

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector
5.3	4.0	—	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network. Attack complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable. Attack requirements (AT:N) No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability. Privileges required (PR:N) No privileges are required. User interaction (UI:P) A user has to participate (for example click/open/approve). Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:N) No confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:L) Limited integrity impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N) No availability impact on the vulnerable system. Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N) No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N) No integrity impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N) No availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

Type	Value
GHSA	GHSA-jf25-7968-h2h5 ↗
CVE	CVE-2026-43567 ↗

CWEs

CWE id	Name
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-863	Incorrect Authorization

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	First patched	Vulnerable functions
npm	openclaw	< 2026.4.10	2026.4.10	—

OpenClaw: screen_record outPath bypassed workspace-only filesystem guard