OpenClaw: Workspace provider auth choices could auto-enable untrusted provider plugins

Summary

Workspace provider auth choices could auto-enable untrusted provider plugins.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw
• Ecosystem: npm
• Affected versions: < 2026.4.9
• Patched versions: >= 2026.4.9

Impact

Non-interactive onboarding could select a provider auth choice shadowed by an untrusted workspace plugin, auto-enabling that plugin during auth setup.

Technical Details

The fix prefers trusted provider origins for auth choices and excludes untrusted workspace choices unless they are explicitly enabled.

Fix

The issue was fixed in #62368. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.9, and [email protected] includes the fix.

Fix Commit(s)

• 2d97eae53e212ae26f3aebcd6a50ffc6877f770d
• PR: #62368

Release Process Note

Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.9 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.

Credits

Thanks to @zpbrent for reporting this issue.