OpenClaw: macOS optional allowlist basename matching could bypass path-based policy

Summary On macOS node-host, optional exec-approval allowlist mode previously treated basename-only entries for example echo as trusted command matches. This could allow a same-name local binary for example ./echo to run without approval under security=allowlist + ask=on-miss. Scope / Precondition...

GHSA-7F4Q-9RQH-X36P OpenClaw: macOS optional allowlist basename matching could bypass path-based policy

Summary On macOS node-host, optional exec-approval allowlist mode previously treated basename-only entries for example echo as trusted command matches. This could allow a same-name local binary for example ./echo to run without approval under security=allowlist + ask=on-miss. Scope / Precondition...

Command Injection

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the system.run shell-wrapper. An attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands outside the intended allowlisted command body by injecting SHELLOPTS and PS4 environme...

OpenClaw has system.run shell-wrapper env injection via SHELLOPTS/PS4 can bypass allowlist intent (RCE)

Summary system.run allowed SHELLOPTS + PS4 environment injection to trigger command substitution during bash -lc xtrace expansion before the allowlisted command body executed. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected: = 2026.2.21-2 includes latest published npm version at...

GHSA-2FGQ-7J6H-9RM4 OpenClaw has system.run shell-wrapper env injection via SHELLOPTS/PS4 can bypass allowlist intent (RCE)

Summary system.run allowed SHELLOPTS + PS4 environment injection to trigger command substitution during bash -lc xtrace expansion before the allowlisted command body executed. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected: = 2026.2.21-2 includes latest published npm version at...

GHSA-R65X-2HQR-J5HF OpenClaw: Node reconnect metadata spoofing could bypass platform-based node command policy

Summary A paired node device could reconnect with spoofed platform/deviceFamily metadata and broaden node command policy eligibility because reconnect metadata was accepted from the client while these fields were not bound into the device-auth signature. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

OpenClaw: Node reconnect metadata spoofing could bypass platform-based node command policy

Summary A paired node device could reconnect with spoofed platform/deviceFamily metadata and broaden node command policy eligibility because reconnect metadata was accepted from the client while these fields were not bound into the device-auth signature. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the paired node device reconnect. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted commands by spoofing the platform or deviceFamily metadata during a...

GHSA-6G25-PC82-VFWP OpenClaw: macOS beta onboarding exposed PKCE verifier via OAuth state

Summary The affected surface is the OpenClaw macOS app onboarding flow, and the macOS app is currently in beta. In that beta onboarding flow, Anthropic OAuth used the PKCE codeverifier value as OAuth state, exposing that secret in front-channel URL state. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

OpenClaw: macOS beta onboarding exposed PKCE verifier via OAuth state

Summary The affected surface is the OpenClaw macOS app onboarding flow, and the macOS app is currently in beta. In that beta onboarding flow, Anthropic OAuth used the PKCE codeverifier value as OAuth state, exposing that secret in front-channel URL state. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data via the OAuth onboarding process in the macOS beta application, where the PKCE codeverifier was exposed as the OAuth state in the URL. An...

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling through improper handling of client IP address normalization in the authentication rate-limiting process. An attacker can increase the...

GHSA-5847-RM3G-23MW OpenClaw has hook auth rate limiter bypass via IPv4-mapped IPv6 client key variants

Vulnerability The hook authentication throttle keyed failed attempts by raw socket remoteAddress text. IPv4 and IPv4-mapped IPv6 forms of the same client for example 1.2.3.4 and ::ffff:1.2.3.4 were treated as different clients, allowing separate rate-limit buckets. Impact An attacker could split...

OpenClaw has hook auth rate limiter bypass via IPv4-mapped IPv6 client key variants

Vulnerability The hook authentication throttle keyed failed attempts by raw socket remoteAddress text. IPv4 and IPv4-mapped IPv6 forms of the same client for example 1.2.3.4 and ::ffff:1.2.3.4 were treated as different clients, allowing separate rate-limit buckets. Impact An attacker could split...

Symlink Attack

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the avatar handling. An attacker can access sensitive local files outside the intended workspace by submitting crafted symlink paths to the avatar interface. Remediatio...

GHSA-RX3G-MVC3-QFJF OpenClaw's avatar symlink traversal can expose out-of-workspace local files

Summary OpenClaw avatar handling allowed a symlink traversal path that could expose local files outside an agent workspace through gateway avatar surfaces. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected versions: = 2026.2.22 so after npm release, the remaining action is to publis...

OpenClaw's avatar symlink traversal can expose out-of-workspace local files

Summary OpenClaw avatar handling allowed a symlink traversal path that could expose local files outside an agent workspace through gateway avatar surfaces. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected versions: = 2026.2.22 so after npm release, the remaining action is to publis...

PT-2026-26410

Summary OpenClaw used left-most X-Forwarded-For values when requests came from configured trusted proxies. In proxy chains that append/preserve header values, this could let attacker-controlled header content influence security decisions tied to client IP. Affected Packages / Versions - Package:...

PT-2026-26385

Summary system.run allowed SHELLOPTS + PS4 environment injection to trigger command substitution during bash -lc xtrace expansion before the allowlisted command body executed. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected: = 2026.2.21-2 includes latest published npm version at...

PT-2026-26396

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 through 2026.2.18 Description The tools.exec.safeBins component contains a flaw where allowlist checks can be bypassed through path hijacking. This allows attackers to execute trojan binaries with allowlisted names,...