#VU125280 Improper access control in OpenClaw
Published: April 8, 2026
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass explicit approval requirements for inline eval commands.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in strictInlineEval approval handling on gateway and node exec hosts when processing approval-timeout fallback conditions. A local user can trigger inline eval commands through the approval-timeout fallback to bypass explicit approval requirements for inline eval commands.
This issue is scoped to the product's local trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.