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GHSA-6RCP-VXWF-3MFP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 19:46 – Updated: 2026-03-30 13:36

Summary

OpenClaw's system.run shell-wrapper positional argv carriers could execute hidden commands under misleading approval text

Details

Summary

In openclaw up to and including 2026.2.23 (latest npm release as of February 25, 2026), system.run shell-wrapper inputs could present misleading approval/display text while still carrying hidden positional argv payloads that execute at runtime.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: <= 2026.2.23
Patched: >= 2026.2.24 (planned next release)

Root Cause

For shell-wrapper forms (for example /bin/sh -c ...), command-text binding could focus on inline shell payload text while runtime execution still used the full argv vector. Positional argv carriers after the inline payload could therefore be executed under incomplete display context.

Security Impact

Approval/display context could omit executed argv carriers, enabling hidden command execution under misleading operator-visible text.

Fix

Detect shell-wrapper inline-command forms that carry trailing positional argv values.
Bind approval/display command text to full formatted argv for those carrier forms.
Reject payload-only rawCommand values when they do not match the execution-bound argv context for those forms.
Forward canonical command display text to the macOS companion exec host and validate rawCommand/argv consistency there for carrier wrappers and env-modifier shell preludes.

Verification

pnpm check
pnpm exec vitest run --config vitest.gateway.config.ts
pnpm test:fast
pnpm vitest run src/infra/system-run-command.test.ts src/node-host/invoke-system-run.test.ts src/cli/nodes-cli.coverage.test.ts src/gateway/node-invoke-system-run-approval.test.ts
cd apps/macos && swift test --filter ExecSystemRunCommandValidatorTests

Fix Commit(s)

0f0a680d3df81739ea5088a2f88e65f938b7936b
55cf92578d266987e390c4bf688196af98eac748

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.24) so after npm publish the advisory can be published without further field edits.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Publication Update (2026-02-25)

openclaw@2026.2.24 is published on npm and contains the fix commit(s) listed above. This advisory now marks >= 2026.2.24 as patched.

Severity ?

5.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "published": "2026-03-03T19:46:42Z",
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CVE-2026-32052 (GCVE-0-2026-32052)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-21 00:42 – Updated: 2026-03-23 16:44 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Hidden Command Execution via Shell-Wrapper Positional argv Carriers

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a command injection vulnerability in the system.run shell-wrapper that allows attackers to execute hidden commands by injecting positional argv carriers after inline shell payloads. Attackers can craft misleading approval text while executing arbitrary commands through trailing positional arguments that bypass display context validation.

Severity ?

5.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-436 - Interpretation Conflict

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0f0a6…	patch
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/55cf9…	patch
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-hid…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.24 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.2.24 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-02-25 00:00

Credits

tdjackey

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6RCP-VXWF-3MFP

Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Root Cause

Security Impact

Fix

Verification

Fix Commit(s)

Release Process Note

Publication Update (2026-02-25)

CVE-2026-32052 (GCVE-0-2026-32052)

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