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GHSA-GWQP-86Q6-W47G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-02 22:30 – Updated: 2026-03-18 01:30

Summary

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

Details

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 version at triage time: 2026.2.22-2 (checked on February 24, 2026)
Fixed on main: yes
Patched release: 2026.2.23

Details

Wrapper analysis treated busybox/toybox invocations as non-wrapper commands in this path, so allow-always persisted the wrapper binary path instead of the inner executable. That allowed later arbitrary payloads under the same multiplexer wrapper to satisfy the stored allowlist rule.

The fix hardens wrapper detection and persistence behavior for these multiplexer shell applets so approvals bind to intended inner executables and fail closed when unwrap safety is uncertain.

Fix Commit(s)

a67689a7e3ad494b6637c76235a664322d526f9e

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the released version (2026.2.23). This advisory now reflects released fix version 2026.2.23.

OpenClaw thanks @jiseoung for reporting.

Severity ?

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-22175 (GCVE-0-2026-22175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-18 01:34 – Updated: 2026-03-18 19:50 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Exec Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Multiplexer Shell Wrappers

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an exec approval bypass vulnerability in allowlist mode where allow-always grants could be circumvented through unrecognized multiplexer shell wrappers like busybox and toybox sh -c commands. Attackers can exploit this by invoking arbitrary payloads under the same multiplexer wrapper to satisfy stored allowlist rules, bypassing intended execution restrictions.

Severity ?

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-184 - Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a6768…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exe…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.23 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.2.23 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-02-24 00:00

Credits

Jisung (@jiseoung)

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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GHSA-GWQP-86Q6-W47G

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Details

Fix Commit(s)

Release Process Note

CVE-2026-22175 (GCVE-0-2026-22175)

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