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GHSA-9868-vxmx-w862
No affected components available
Summary
In OpenClaw system.run allowlist mode, shell-wrapper analysis could be bypassed by splitting command substitution as $\\ + newline + ( inside double quotes. Analysis treated the payload as allowlisted (for example /bin/echo), while shell runtime folded the line continuation into $(...) and executed non-allowlisted subcommands.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: npm
openclaw - Latest published affected version:
2026.2.21-2 - Affected range:
<=2026.2.21-2 - Patched version (planned next release):
2026.2.22
Impact
In deployments that opt into tools.exec.security=allowlist (with ask=on-miss or off), this can bypass approval boundaries and lead to unintended command execution.
Fix Commit(s)
3f0b9dbb36c86e308267924c0d3d4a4e1fc4d1e9
Remediation
- Upgrade to
2026.2.22(or newer) when published. - Temporary mitigation: set
tools.exec.ask=alwaysortools.exec.security=deny.
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to planned next release 2026.2.22. After npm release is out, this advisory should be ready for direct publish without additional metadata edits.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
Measures severity based on intrinsic characteristics of the vulnerability, independent of environment.
No exploitation activity has been observed at this time. Continue routine monitoring.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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