Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Transparent Command Wrappers

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.5.26

CWE
  • CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CVSS
2.3
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Chinmohan Nayak (@nayakchinmohan)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.26 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators to execute wrapper-level side effects outside allowlisted command intent. Attackers can craft command requests that bypass allowlist validation by leveraging transparent command wrappers to perform unintended operations.

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