| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | critical (CVSS 9.9) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-03-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.2.14 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.14 |
| Weakness | CWE-863 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the gateway in which it fails to sanitize internal approval fields in node.invoke parameters, allowing authenticated clients to bypass exec approval gating for system.run commands. Attackers with valid gateway credentials can inject approval control fields to execute arbitrary commands on connected node hosts, potentially compromising developer workstations and CI runners.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.14or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-28466
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0af76f5f0e93540efbdf054895216c398692afcd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-remote-code-execution-via-node-invoke-approval-bypass
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/318379cdb8d045da0009b0051bd0e712e5c65e2d
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a7af646fdab124a7536998db6bd6ad567d2b06b0
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c1594627421f95b6bc4ad7c606657dc75b5ad0ce
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