GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr: OpenClaw: Workspace plugin auto-discovery allowed code execution from cloned repositories

March 13, 2026

OpenClaw automatically discovered and loaded plugins from .openclaw/extensions/ inside the current workspace without an explicit trust or install step. A malicious repository could include a crafted workspace plugin that executed as soon as a user ran OpenClaw from that cloned directory.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.12
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-99qw-6mr3-36qr

Code Behaviors & Features

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