OpenClaw's sandboxed sessions_spawn now enforces sandbox inheritance for cross-agent spawns
Summary
A sandboxed session could use cross-agent sessions_spawn to create a child under an agent configured with sandbox.mode="off", downgrading runtime confinement.
Impact
In mixed-agent setups that allow cross-agent spawning, a sandboxed requester could escape into an unsandboxed child runtime.
Fix
Spawn-time sandbox inheritance is now enforced: if the requester is sandboxed and the resolved child runtime would be unsandboxed, spawn is rejected.
Affected and Patched Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.2.26 - Patched:
2026.3.1
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.3.1 | 2026.3.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269, CWE-284, CWE-732- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 02.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-p7gr-f84w-hqg5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openclaw
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 588
- First → latest
- 02.2026 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 20
- High 215
- Medium 299
- Low 54
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 588
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