CVE-2026-28460 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Shell Line-Continuation Command Substitution in system.run

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 27.02.2026 Published: 19.03.2026 Updated: 19.03.2026

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run that allows attackers to execute non-allowlisted commands by splitting command substitution using shell line-continuation characters. Attackers can bypass security analysis by injecting $\ followed by a newline and opening parenthesis inside double quotes, causing the shell to fold the line continuation into executable command substitution that circumvents approval boundaries.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	Low	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 5.9

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.2.22 (excl.)

Credits

tdjackey reporter

References

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78) CWE