diff --git a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
index aa26aa44136d..6e2026a76c6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/full-release-validation.yml
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ jobs:
             fi
             if [[ "$RERUN_GROUP" == "all" || "$RERUN_GROUP" == "plugin-prerelease" ]]; then
               echo "- Plugin prerelease: \`Plugin Prerelease\` with \`target_ref=${TARGET_SHA}\`"
-              echo "- Plugin prerelease Node exclusions: \`${plugin_prerelease_node_exclusions}\`"
             else
               echo "- Plugin prerelease: skipped by rerun group"
             fi
diff --git a/scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts b/scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts
index a605365fb6b8..2eb81e5d04af 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts
+++ b/scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const COMMON_REVIEWED_CRITICAL_FINDING_COUNTS = new Map<string, number>([
 
 const REVIEWED_RELEASE_LAYOUTS = Object.freeze([
   {
-    id: "beta3",
+    id: "frozen-legacy",
     findings: new Map<string, number>([
       ["@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/app-server/sandbox-exec-server/http.ts", 1],
       ["@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/app-server/sandbox-exec-server/processes.ts", 1],
@@ -382,19 +382,12 @@ function expectedRequiredFindingsForPackage(
   );
 }
 
-export async function runPluginNpmSecurityScan(params: {
-  candidateDir: string;
-  toolingDir: string;
-}): Promise<PluginNpmSecurityScanReport> {
-  const candidateDir = realpathSync(params.candidateDir);
-  const toolingDir = realpathSync(params.toolingDir);
-  const [candidateSha, toolingSha, packages] = await Promise.all([
-    gitOutput(candidateDir, ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
-    gitOutput(toolingDir, ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
-    listPublishablePluginPackages(candidateDir),
-  ]);
-
-  const packageResults = await Promise.all(packages.map(scanPublishablePluginPackage));
+export function buildPluginNpmSecurityScanReport(params: {
+  candidateSha: string;
+  packageResults: ScanPackageResult[];
+  toolingSha: string;
+}): PluginNpmSecurityScanReport {
+  const { candidateSha, packageResults, toolingSha } = params;
   const allReviewedFindings = packageResults.flatMap((result) => result.reviewedCriticalFindings);
   const layout = resolveReviewedSourceLayout(allReviewedFindings);
   const errors: string[] = [];
@@ -402,11 +395,11 @@ export async function runPluginNpmSecurityScan(params: {
   if (!layout) {
     errors.push("Reviewed critical findings do not match exactly one supported release layout.");
   }
-  if (packages.length === 0) {
+  if (packageResults.length === 0) {
     errors.push("No publishable npm plugins were found in the candidate checkout.");
   }
 
-  const publishablePackageNames = new Set(packages.map((plugin) => plugin.packageName));
+  const publishablePackageNames = new Set(packageResults.map((result) => result.packageName));
   const requiredFindingCounts = new Map<string, number>([
     ...COMMON_REVIEWED_CRITICAL_FINDING_COUNTS,
     ...(layout?.findings ?? []),
@@ -462,3 +455,18 @@ export async function runPluginNpmSecurityScan(params: {
     toolingSha,
   };
 }
+
+export async function runPluginNpmSecurityScan(params: {
+  candidateDir: string;
+  toolingDir: string;
+}): Promise<PluginNpmSecurityScanReport> {
+  const candidateDir = realpathSync(params.candidateDir);
+  const toolingDir = realpathSync(params.toolingDir);
+  const [candidateSha, toolingSha, packages] = await Promise.all([
+    gitOutput(candidateDir, ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
+    gitOutput(toolingDir, ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]),
+    listPublishablePluginPackages(candidateDir),
+  ]);
+  const packageResults = await Promise.all(packages.map(scanPublishablePluginPackage));
+  return buildPluginNpmSecurityScanReport({ candidateSha, packageResults, toolingSha });
+}
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-npm-security-scan.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-npm-security-scan.test.ts
index d4fbe9acdb62..0699b495145a 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-npm-security-scan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-npm-security-scan.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
   assertCompleteScannerSummary,
+  buildPluginNpmSecurityScanReport,
   collectNpmPackedFiles,
   resolveReviewedSourceLayout,
   runPluginNpmSecurityScan,
@@ -13,12 +14,12 @@ import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../helpers/temp-dir.js";
 const tempDirs = useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker(afterEach);
 
 describe("scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts", () => {
-  it("accepts only the complete current and beta3 source layouts", () => {
+  it("accepts only the complete current and frozen-legacy source layouts", () => {
     const current = [
       "@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/app-server/sandbox-exec-server/sandbox-child.ts",
       "@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/app-server/transport-process-containment.ts",
     ];
-    const beta3 = [
+    const frozenLegacy = [
       "@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/app-server/sandbox-exec-server/http.ts",
       "@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/app-server/sandbox-exec-server/processes.ts",
       "@openclaw/codex:dangerous-exec:src/node-cli-sessions.ts",
@@ -26,9 +27,9 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts", () => {
     ];
 
     expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout(current)?.id).toBe("current");
-    expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout(beta3)?.id).toBe("beta3");
-    expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout(beta3.slice(0, -1))).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout([...current, beta3[0]!])).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout(frozenLegacy)?.id).toBe("frozen-legacy");
+    expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout(frozenLegacy.slice(0, -1))).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout([...current, frozenLegacy[0]!])).toBeUndefined();
     expect(resolveReviewedSourceLayout([...current, current[0]!])).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
@@ -97,5 +98,19 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts", () => {
     });
     expect(report.summary.packageCount).toBe(report.packages.length);
     expect(report.summary.packageCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const packageResults = structuredClone(report.packages);
+    packageResults[0]!.unexpectedCriticalFindings.push(
+      `${packageResults[0]!.packageName}:dangerous-exec:src/candidate-owned-scanner.ts:1:exec`,
+    );
+    const rejectedReport = buildPluginNpmSecurityScanReport({
+      candidateSha: report.candidateSha,
+      packageResults,
+      toolingSha: report.toolingSha,
+    });
+    expect(rejectedReport.status).toBe("fail");
+    expect(rejectedReport.errors).toContainEqual(
+      expect.stringContaining("unexpected critical findings"),
+    );
   }, 120_000);
 });
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
index 8894e8e39bdc..0773bb7b8994 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.mts", () => {
     expect(runSecurityScan?.run).toContain(
       "node --import tsx scripts/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts",
     );
+    expect(runSecurityScan?.run).not.toContain(
+      ".release-candidate/scripts/plugin-npm-security-scan.mts",
+    );
     expect(runSecurityScan?.run).toContain("--candidate-root .release-candidate");
     expect(runSecurityScan?.run).toContain('--candidate-sha "$CANDIDATE_SHA"');
     expect(uploadReport).toMatchObject({
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.mts", () => {
     expect(pluginSource).not.toContain("npm-install-security-scan.release.test.ts");
     expect(pluginSource).not.toContain("node_test_exclude_patterns_json");
     expect(releaseSource).not.toContain("plugin_prerelease_node_exclude_patterns_json");
+    expect(releaseSource).not.toContain("Plugin prerelease Node exclusions");
     expect(pluginDispatch?.run).not.toContain("node_test_exclude_patterns_json");
   });