GHSA-CWPP-5962-Q4F6 OpenClaw: Exec allowlist could miss side effects from transparent command wrappers

Summary Exec allowlist could miss side effects from transparent command wrappers. In affected versions, a command request that reaches the exec allowlist path could be evaluated against the inner command while the wrapper invocation still executed. This advisory is scoped to the named feature and...

CVE-2026-53853

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an argument pattern validation bypass in the exec allowlist that allows attackers to execute disallowed arguments for allowlisted executables on Linux and macOS systems. Attackers can bypass configured argPattern restrictions by directly invoking allowlisted...

CVE-2026-53853 OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Argument Pattern Bypass in Exec Allowlist via Linux and macOS

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an argument pattern validation bypass in the exec allowlist that allows attackers to execute disallowed arguments for allowlisted executables on Linux and macOS systems. Attackers can bypass configured argPattern restrictions by directly invoking allowlisted...

CVE-2026-44115 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Shell Expansion Bypass in Unquoted Heredocs via Exec Allowlist

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains an exec allowlist analysis vulnerability allowing shell expansion hiding in unquoted heredoc bodies. Attackers can bypass allowlist validation by embedding shell expansion tokens in heredoc bodies to execute unapproved commands at runtime...

CVE-2026-41392 OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Shell Init-File Options

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability allowing attackers to inherit allowlist trust via shell init-file wrapper invocations. Attackers can exploit shell options like --rcfile, --init-file, and --startup-file to load attacker-chosen initialization files while...

CVE-2026-41390 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Unregistered /usr/bin/script Wrapper

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability where allow-always persistence fails to unwrap /usr/bin/script and similar wrappers before storing trust decisions. Attackers can obtain user approval for one wrapped command to persist trust for wrapper binaries that execu...

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 allowlist component. An attacker can execute unauthorized scripts by leveraging shell init-file options such as --rcfile, --init-file, or...

PT-2026-28454

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.11 Description OpenClaw contains an exec allowlist bypass issue where the matchesExecAllowlistPattern function improperly normalizes patterns. This improper normalization, involving lowercasing and glob...

EUVD-2026-14254

OpenClaw's exec allowlist wrapper analysis did not unwrap env/shell dispatch chains...

CVE-2026-28470 OpenClaw < 2026.2.2 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in Double Quotes

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain an exec approvals must be enabled allowlist bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting command substitution syntax. Attackers can bypass the allowlist protection by embedding unescaped $ or backticks inside...

Command Injection

Overview openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via cmd.exe on Windows nodes when exec allowlist or approval gating is enabled. An attacker can execute unauthorized commands by crafting input that leverages Windows...