OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.6epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 78% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist parsing mismatch vulnerability in the macOS companion app that allows authenticated operators to bypass exec approval checks. Attackers with operator.write privileges and a paired macOS beta node can craft shell-chain payloads that pass incomplete allowlist validation and execute arbitrary commands on the paired host.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawReferences
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwchhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-shell-chains