OpenClaw has exec allowlist/safeBins policy-runtime mismatch via env -S wrapper interpretation

Summary tools.exec allowlist/safe-bins evaluation could diverge from runtime execution for wrapper commands using GNU env -S/--split-string semantics. This allowed policy checks to treat a command as a benign safe-bin invocation while runtime executed a different payload. Affected Packages /...

Interpretation Conflict

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Interpretation Conflict through a mismatch in policy and runtime interpretation of wrapper commands using GNU env -S semantics. An attacker can execute unintended commands by injecting...

GHSA-796M-2973-WC5Q OpenClaw has exec allowlist/safeBins policy-runtime mismatch via env -S wrapper interpretation

Summary tools.exec allowlist/safe-bins evaluation could diverge from runtime execution for wrapper commands using GNU env -S/--split-string semantics. This allowed policy checks to treat a command as a benign safe-bin invocation while runtime executed a different payload. Affected Packages /...

OpenClaw has macOS `system.run` allowlist bypass via quoted command substitution

Summary In OpenClaw's macOS node-host path, system.run allowlist parsing in security=allowlist mode failed to reject command substitution tokens when they appeared inside double-quoted shell text. Because of that gap, payloads like echo "ok $id" could be treated as allowlist hits first executable...

Arbitrary Argument Injection

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Argument Injection via the system.run process. An attacker can execute unintended local scripts by manipulating the wrapper arguments and placing a malicious file in the approve...

GHSA-6RCP-VXWF-3MFP OpenClaw's system.run shell-wrapper positional argv carriers could execute hidden commands under misleading approval text

Summary In openclaw up to and including 2026.2.23 latest npm release as of February 25, 2026, system.run shell-wrapper inputs could present misleading approval/display text while still carrying hidden positional argv payloads that execute at runtime. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: opencl...

OpenClaw's system.run shell-wrapper positional argv carriers could execute hidden commands under misleading approval text

Summary In openclaw up to and including 2026.2.23 latest npm release as of February 25, 2026, system.run shell-wrapper inputs could present misleading approval/display text while still carrying hidden positional argv payloads that execute at runtime. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: opencl...

GHSA-CCG8-46R6-9QGJ OpenClaw's dispatch-wrapper depth-cap mismatch can bypass shell-wrapper approval gating in system.run allowlist mode

Summary A wrapper-depth parsing mismatch in system.run allowed nested transparent dispatch wrappers for example repeated /usr/bin/env to suppress shell-wrapper detection while still matching allowlist resolution. In security=allowlist + ask=on-miss, this could bypass the expected approval prompt...

OpenClaw's dispatch-wrapper depth-cap mismatch can bypass shell-wrapper approval gating in system.run allowlist mode

Summary A wrapper-depth parsing mismatch in system.run allowed nested transparent dispatch wrappers for example repeated /usr/bin/env to suppress shell-wrapper detection while still matching allowlist resolution. In security=allowlist + ask=on-miss, this could bypass the expected approval prompt...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization through a mismatch in wrapper-depth parsing in system.run. An attacker can bypass approval gating by crafting nested transparent dispatch wrappers, allowing...

OpenClaw has allowlist exec-guard bypass via env -S

Summary In allowlist mode, system.run guardrails could be bypassed through env -S, causing policy-analysis/runtime-execution mismatch for shell wrapper payloads. Severity Rationale Medium This issue is rated medium because it is a guardrail/policy bypass in OpenClaw's trusted-operator model, not ...

GHSA-48WF-G7CP-GR3M OpenClaw has allowlist exec-guard bypass via env -S

Summary In allowlist mode, system.run guardrails could be bypassed through env -S, causing policy-analysis/runtime-execution mismatch for shell wrapper payloads. Severity Rationale Medium This issue is rated medium because it is a guardrail/policy bypass in OpenClaw's trusted-operator model, not ...

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...

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-2026-26404

Summary A wrapper-depth parsing mismatch in system.run allowed nested transparent dispatch wrappers for example repeated /usr/bin/env to suppress shell-wrapper detection while still matching allowlist resolution. In security=allowlist + ask=on-miss, this could bypass the expected approval prompt...

PT-2026-26222

Summary system.run exec allowlist analysis treated wrapper binaries as the effective executable and did not fully unwrap env/shell-dispatch wrappers. This allowed wrapper-smuggled payloads for example env bash -lc ... to satisfy an allowlist entry for the wrapper while executing non-allowlisted...

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs via the exec approvals, when approvals are granted through unrecognized multiplexer shell wrappers. An attacker can execute unauthorized commands by...

GHSA-GWQP-86Q6-W47G OpenClaw's exec allow-always can be bypassed via unrecognized multiplexer shell wrappers (busybox/toybox sh -c)

Summary OpenClaw exec approvals could be bypassed in allowlist mode when allow-always was granted through unrecognized multiplexer shell wrappers notably busybox sh -c and toybox sh -c. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw npm - Affected: = 2026.2.22-2 - Latest published vulnerable...

OpenClaw's allow-always wrapper persistence could bypass future approvals and enable command execution

Summary In openclaw npm releases up to and including 2026.2.21-2, approving wrapped system.run commands with allow-always in security=allowlist mode could persist wrapper-level allowlist entries and enable later approval-bypass execution of different inner payloads. Affected Packages / Versions -...

Incorrect Authorization

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the allow-always wrapper in security=allowlist mode. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands without further approval by exploiting persistent wrapper-level...