GHSA-4685-C5CP-VP95

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-19 22:06 – Updated: 2026-03-19 21:25
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Summary
OpenClaw safeBins stdin-only bypass via sort output and recursive grep flags
Details

Summary

tools.exec.safeBins could be bypassed for filesystem access when sort output flags (-o / --output) or recursive grep flags were allowed through safe-bin execution paths.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.17
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.2.19
  • Latest published version at triage time: 2026.2.17

Impact

In deployments that enabled tools.exec.safeBins, an attacker with access to command execution flows could turn intended stdin-only safe-bin usage into file writes (sort -o) or recursive file reads (grep -R).

Fix Commit(s)

  • 2c05cbb43e48ebad03626d3125746fb1b9a8520f

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Thanks @nedlir for reporting.

Severity
3.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "id": "GHSA-4685-c5cp-vp95",
  "modified": "2026-03-19T21:25:18Z",
  "published": "2026-02-19T22:06:00Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "OpenClaw safeBins stdin-only bypass via sort output and recursive grep flags"
}



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