Advisories

OpenClaw 2026.2.13 < 2026.3.25 - ANSI Escape Sequence Injection in Approval Prompt

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw 2026.2.13 < 2026.3.25

CWE
  • CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
CVSS
5.3
CVSS V4 Vector
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
Credit
Nathan (@nexrin), KeenSecurityLab
Description
OpenClaw versions 2026.2.13 through 2026.3.24 contain an ANSI escape sequence injection vulnerability in approval prompts that allows attackers to spoof terminal output. Untrusted tool metadata can carry ANSI control sequences into approval prompts and permission logs, enabling attackers to manipulate displayed information through malicious tool titles.

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