CVE-2026-29608
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenClaw 2026.3.1 contains an approval integrity vulnerability in system.run node-host execution where argv rewriting changes command semantics. Attackers can place malicious local scripts in the working directory to execute unintended code despite operator approval of different command text.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2–6.7
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0573OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-h3rm-6x7g-882fOpenClaw's Node system.run approval hardening wrapper semantic drift can execute unintended local scripts2026-03-03ghsa · osvUS
### Summary In `openclaw@2026.3.1`, node `system.run` approval-path hardening rewrote wrapper command argv in a way that changed execution semantics. A command shown/approved as a shell payload (for example `echo SAFE`) could execute a different local script when wrapper argv were rewritten. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected: `2026.3.1` (latest published npm version as of March 2, 2026) - Fixed release: `2026.3.2` (released) ### Technical Details Root cause was in node-host approval hardening for `system.run`: - `src/node-host/invoke-system-run-plan.ts` rewrote `argv[0]` to the resolved executable. - Wrapper resolution unwrapped dispatch wrappers, so input like `['env','sh','-c','echo SAFE']` resolved executable `sh`. - The approved plan could become `['/bin/sh','sh','-c','echo SAFE']` while approval text remained `echo SAFE`. That rewrite changed runtime behavior: `/bin/sh` interprets the extra `sh` positional argument as a script path, enabling execution of a local `./sh` file from approved `cwd` instead of the approved payload text. ### Impact Approval-integrity break in `host=node` execution flow: operator-visible command text and executed behavior could diverge. Exploit preconditions: - attacker can influence wrapper argv and place a local file in approved working directory, - operator grants approval for the displayed command. ### Fix Commit(s) - `dded569626b0d8e7bdab10b5e7528b6caf73a0f1` ### Fixed Version - Patched in `openclaw@2026.3.2`.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dded569626b0d8e7bdab10b5e7528b6caf73a0f1cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h3rm-6x7g-882fcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-integrity-bypass-via-system-run-argv-rewritingcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dded569626b0d8e7bdab10b5e7528b6caf73a0f1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h3rm-6x7g-882fenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-integrity-bypass-via-system-run-argv-rewritingenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dded569626b0d8e7bdab10b5e7528b6caf73a0f1Patchnvd
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