CVE-2026-31992 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Exec-Guard Bypass via env -S

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.03.2026 Published: 19.03.2026 Updated: 19.03.2026

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run guardrails that allows authenticated operators to execute unintended commands. When /usr/bin/env is allowlisted, attackers can use env -S to bypass policy analysis and execute shell wrapper payloads at runtime.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor OpenClaw
Product OpenClaw
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2026.2.23 (excl.)

Credits

  • tdjackey reporter

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs CWE