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GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch

LowCVSS 2.3 / 10
Published Mar 2, 2026·Last modified Mar 19, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Summary

In the macOS companion app (currently beta), a parsing mismatch in exec approvals could let shell-chain payloads pass allowlist checks in system.run under specific settings.

Impact

This path requires all of the following:

  • authenticated caller with operator.write
  • paired macOS beta node host
  • exec approvals set to security=allowlist and ask=on-miss

Under those conditions, a shell-chain command could be approved from an incomplete command view and then executed on the paired macOS host.

Default Install Status

Default installs are not affected.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: <= 2026.2.21-2
  • Patched (planned next release): >= 2026.2.22

Technical Details

The fix hardens macOS allowlist resolution by evaluating shell chains per segment and failing closed on unsafe shell-substitution parsing in allowlist mode.

Product Status Note

The affected macOS companion app path is currently in beta.

Fix Commit(s)

  • 5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5
  • e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next npm release (2026.2.22) so once that version is published, this advisory can be published without additional metadata edits.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Risk Scores
Base Score
2.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
0.6

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.29%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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