Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.2.22

CWE
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
CVSS
7.5
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
tdjackey
Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 in macOS node-host system.run contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute non-allowlisted commands by exploiting improper parsing of command substitution tokens. Attackers can craft shell payloads with command substitution syntax within double-quoted text to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands on the system.

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