OpenClaw's tools.exec.safeBins sort long-option abbreviation bypass can skip exec approval in allowlist mode

Summary In OpenClaw, tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort could be bypassed via GNU long-option abbreviations in allowlist mode, allowing approval-free execution paths that should require approval. Affected Packages / Versions - Ecosystem: npm - Package: openclaw - Latest published version...

CVE-2026-28363

In OpenClaw before 2026.2.23, tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort could be bypassed via GNU long-option abbreviations such as --compress-prog in allowlist mode, leading to approval-free execution paths that were intended to require approval. Only an exact string such as --compress-program was...

CVE-2026-28363: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

In OpenClaw before 2026.2.23, tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort could be bypassed via GNU long-option abbreviations such as --compress-prog in allowlist mode, leading to approval-free execution paths that were intended to require approval. Only an exact string such as --compress-program was...