| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 5.3) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-03-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.3.7 |
| Fixed in | 2026.3.7 |
| Weakness | CWE-863 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.3.7or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-27183
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-mar-shell-approval-gating-bypass-via-dispatch-wrapper-depth-mismatch
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