Incorrect Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22
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- published4 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-78 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.22 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via system.run when shell line-continuation and command substitution are used to bypass allowlist analysis. An attacker can execute unauthorized commands by crafting input that splits command substitution across lines, causing the analysis to misinterpret the payload and allowing execution of non-allowlisted subcommands.
Note: This is only exploitable if the deployment is configured with tools.exec.security=allowlist (with ask=on-miss or off).
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by setting tools.exec.ask=always or tools.exec.security=deny.