CVE-2026-27566
highpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run exec analysis that fails to unwrap env and shell-dispatch wrapper chains. Attackers can route execution through wrapper binaries like env bash to smuggle payloads that satisfy allowlist entries while executing non-allowlisted commands.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.8
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0472OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, sich erhöhte Berechtigungen zu verschaffen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-jj82-76v6-933rOpenClaw's exec allowlist wrapper analysis did not unwrap env/shell dispatch chains2026-03-03ghsa · osvUS
### Summary `system.run` exec allowlist analysis treated wrapper binaries as the effective executable and did not fully unwrap `env`/shell-dispatch wrappers. This allowed wrapper-smuggled payloads (for example `env bash -lc ...`) to satisfy an allowlist entry for the wrapper while executing non-allowlisted commands. ### Impact On affected versions, an actor who can trigger `system.run` requests under an allowlist policy could bypass intended allowlist restrictions by routing execution through wrapper binaries. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected: `<= 2026.2.21-2` - Patched in next release: `2026.2.22` (pre-set below so publish can happen immediately after npm release) ### Fix Commit(s) - `2b63592be57782c8946e521bc81286933f0f99c7` ### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`>= 2026.2.22`). After npm `2026.2.22` is published, this advisory can be published directly without further metadata edits. OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2b63592be57782c8946e521bc81286933f0f99c7cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jj82-76v6-933rcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-wrapper-binary-unwrapping-in-system-runcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2b63592be57782c8946e521bc81286933f0f99c7enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jj82-76v6-933renisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-wrapper-binary-unwrapping-in-system-runenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2b63592be57782c8946e521bc81286933f0f99c7Patchnvd
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