OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Exec-Guard Bypass via env -S | Advisories

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OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Exec-Guard Bypass via env -S

severity: high
date: 3/18/2026
Affecting: OpenClaw < 2026.2.23
CVE: CVE-2026-31992
CWE: CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CVSS: 7.1
CVSS V4 Vector: 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
References: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-48wf-g7cp-gr3m)
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Credit: tdjackey
Description: OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run guardrails that allows authenticated operators to execute unintended commands. When /usr/bin/env is allowlisted, attackers can use env -S to bypass policy analysis and execute shell wrapper payloads at runtime.

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