| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 4.8) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-03-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.2.25 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.25 |
| Weakness | CWE-436 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an approval-integrity bypass vulnerability in system.run where rendered command text is used as approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace, but runtime execution uses raw argv. An attacker can craft a trailing-space executable token to execute a different binary than what the approver displayed, allowing unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when they can influence command argv and reuse an approval context.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.25or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-32065
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/03e689fc89bbecbcd02876a95957ef1ad9caa176
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-identity-mismatch-in-system-run-command-execution
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