CVE-2026-41380
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 2 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an execution approval vulnerability in exec-approvals-allowlist.ts that allows allow-always persistence to trust wrapper carrier executables instead of invoked targets. Attackers can exploit positional carrier executable routing through dispatch wrappers to establish broader allowlist entries than intended, weakening execution approval boundaries.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.3
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0930OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um erweiterte Rechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-p4x4-2r7f-wjxgOpenClaw gateway exec allow-always over-trusts positional carrier executables2026-04-01ghsa · osvUS
## Summary Allow-always persistence could trust wrapper carrier executables instead of the actual invoked target when commands were routed through dispatch wrappers. ## Impact A one-time approval could persist a broader future allowlist entry than the operator intended, weakening execution approval boundaries. ## Affected Component `src/infra/exec-approvals-allowlist.ts` ## Fixed Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.3.24` - Patched: `>= 2026.3.28` - Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix. ## Fix Fixed by commit `9ec44fad39` (`Exec approvals: reject wrapper carrier allow-always targets`).
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41380cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p4x4-2r7f-wjxgenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-execution-allowlist-via-wrapper-carrier-executablesenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p4x4-2r7f-wjxgVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-execution-allowlist-via-wrapper-carrier-executablesThird Party Advisorynvd
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