diff --git a/src/lib/sandbox/build-context.ts b/src/lib/sandbox/build-context.ts
index 9f265ed00d5..5c34a282d4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/sandbox/build-context.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sandbox/build-context.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ function stageLegacySandboxBuildContext(
   fs.cpSync(path.join(rootDir, "scripts"), path.join(buildCtx, "scripts"), {
     recursive: true,
   });
+  normalizeReadModesForDockerCopy(path.join(buildCtx, "scripts"));
   fs.cpSync(
     path.join(rootDir, "src", "lib", "messaging"),
     path.join(buildCtx, "src", "lib", "messaging"),
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ function stageOptimizedSandboxBuildContext(
     path.join(rootDir, "scripts", "lib", "reviewed-npm-archive.mts"),
     path.join(stagedScriptsDir, "lib", "reviewed-npm-archive.mts"),
   );
+  normalizeReadModesForDockerCopy(stagedScriptsDir);
 
   return { buildCtx, stagedDockerfile };
 }
diff --git a/test/sandbox-build-context.test.ts b/test/sandbox-build-context.test.ts
index 9852e9b06a9..0914808b3e4 100644
--- a/test/sandbox-build-context.test.ts
+++ b/test/sandbox-build-context.test.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ describe("sandbox build context staging", () => {
     writeFixture(path.join("scripts", "patch-openclaw-issue-4434-diagnostics.mts"));
     writeFixture(path.join("scripts", "patch-openclaw-device-self-approval.mts"));
     writeFixture(path.join("scripts", "verify-wechat-runtime-lock.mts"));
-    writeFixture(path.join("scripts", "lib", "reviewed-npm-archive.mts"));
+    writeFixture(path.join("scripts", "lib", "reviewed-npm-archive.mts"), "fixture\n", 0o700);
+    fs.chmodSync(path.join(sourceRoot, "scripts"), 0o700);
+    fs.chmodSync(path.join(sourceRoot, "scripts", "lib"), 0o700);
   }
 
   function expectDockerfileScriptCopiesExist(buildCtx: string, stagedDockerfile: string) {
@@ -187,6 +189,16 @@ describe("sandbox build context staging", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(buildCtx, "src", "lib", "tool-disclosure.ts"))).toBe(true);
   }
 
+  function expectStagedScriptModes(buildCtx: string) {
+    const stagedScripts = path.join(buildCtx, "scripts");
+    const stagedLib = path.join(stagedScripts, "lib");
+    const stagedHelper = path.join(stagedLib, "reviewed-npm-archive.mts");
+
+    expect((fs.statSync(stagedScripts).mode & 0o777).toString(8)).toBe("755");
+    expect((fs.statSync(stagedLib).mode & 0o777).toString(8)).toBe("755");
+    expect((fs.statSync(stagedHelper).mode & 0o777).toString(8)).toBe("755");
+  }
+
   it("normalizes copied blueprint modes with chmod a+rX semantics", () => {
     const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "nemoclaw-build-context-unit-"));
     const blueprintDir = path.join(tmpDir, "nemoclaw-blueprint");
@@ -281,6 +293,46 @@ describe("sandbox build context staging", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("optimized staging makes copied scripts readable under a restrictive umask (#7071)", () => {
+    const sourceRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "nemoclaw-build-context-source-"));
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "nemoclaw-build-context-script-mode-"));
+
+    try {
+      writeBuildContextFixture(sourceRoot);
+      const previousUmask = process.umask(0o077);
+      try {
+        const { buildCtx } = stageOptimizedSandboxBuildContext(sourceRoot, tmpDir);
+        expectStagedScriptModes(buildCtx);
+      } finally {
+        process.umask(previousUmask);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(sourceRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("legacy staging makes copied scripts readable under a restrictive umask (#7071)", () => {
+    const sourceRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "nemoclaw-build-context-source-"));
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(
+      path.join(os.tmpdir(), "nemoclaw-build-context-legacy-script-mode-"),
+    );
+
+    try {
+      writeBuildContextFixture(sourceRoot);
+      const previousUmask = process.umask(0o077);
+      try {
+        const { buildCtx } = stageLegacySandboxBuildContext(sourceRoot, tmpDir);
+        expectStagedScriptModes(buildCtx);
+      } finally {
+        process.umask(previousUmask);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      fs.rmSync(sourceRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
   it("optimized staging excludes blueprint .venv and extra scripts while preserving required files", () => {
     const repoRoot = path.join(import.meta.dirname, "..");
     const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "nemoclaw-build-context-opt-"));