CVE-2026-31992: high-severity vulnerability in OpenClaw
OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Allowlist Exec-Guard Bypass via env -S
Published · Updated
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.1epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 52% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run guardrails that allows authenticated operators to execute unintended commands. When /usr/bin/env is allowlisted, attackers can use env -S to bypass policy analysis and execute shell wrapper payloads at runtime.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawRelated CVEs — OpenClaw
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References
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3f923e831364d83d0f23499ee49961de334cf58bhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a1c4bf07c6baad3ef87a0e710fe9aef127b1f606https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48wf-g7cp-gr3mhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-exec-guard-bypass-via-env-s