{"id":"CVE-2026-27183","aliases":["EUVD-2026-14555","GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.7 - Shell Approval Gating Bypass via Dispatch Wrapper Depth Mismatch","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00115,"percentile":0.01566,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-436","CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-09T19:54:25Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.7"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.2"},{"fixed":"2026.3.7"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.7"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-mar-shell-approval-gating-bypass-via-dispatch-wrapper-depth-mismatch","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.7","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27183","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/27xxx/CVE-2026-27183.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-27183","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.7 - Shell Approval Gating Bypass via Dispatch Wrapper Depth Mismatch","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-23T21:35:59.517Z","modified":"2026-07-14T18:39:33.415Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:48.826324Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-14555","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-23T21:35:59Z","modified":"2026-07-14T18:39:33Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:19:59.200665Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q","title":"OpenClaw: system.run wrapper-depth boundary could skip shell approval gating","description":"OpenClaw's `system.run` dispatch-wrapper handling applied different depth-boundary rules to shell-wrapper approval detection and execution planning.\n\nWith exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers such as repeated `env` invocations before `/bin/sh -c`, the approval classifier could stop treating the command as a shell wrapper at the depth boundary while execution planning still unwrapped through to the shell payload. In `security=allowlist` mode, that mismatch could skip the expected approval-required path for the shell wrapper invocation.\n\nLatest published npm version: `2026.3.2`\n\nFixed on `main` on March 7, 2026 in `2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0` by keeping shell-wrapper classification active at the configured dispatch depth boundary and only failing closed beyond that boundary. This aligns approval gating with the execution plan. Legitimate shallow dispatch-wrapper usage continues to work.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.3.2`\n- Patched version: `\u003e= 2026.3.7`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0`\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nnpm `2026.3.7` was published on March 8, 2026. This advisory is fixed in the released package.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-09T19:54:25Z","modified":"2026-03-30T13:30:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-436","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:44.97342Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-27183","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-23T22:16:25.443Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:26:48.907Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"low","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:10.568062Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-27183","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.7 - Shell Approval Gating Bypass via Dispatch Wrapper Depth Mismatch","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-23T21:35:59.517Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22.376165096Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:59.80315Z"},{"id":"GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q","title":"OpenClaw: system.run wrapper-depth boundary could skip shell approval gating","description":"OpenClaw's `system.run` dispatch-wrapper handling applied different depth-boundary rules to shell-wrapper approval detection and execution planning.\n\nWith exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers such as repeated `env` invocations before `/bin/sh -c`, the approval classifier could stop treating the command as a shell wrapper at the depth boundary while execution planning still unwrapped through to the shell payload. In `security=allowlist` mode, that mismatch could skip the expected approval-required path for the shell wrapper invocation.\n\nLatest published npm version: `2026.3.2`\n\nFixed on `main` on March 7, 2026 in `2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0` by keeping shell-wrapper classification active at the configured dispatch depth boundary and only failing closed beyond that boundary. This aligns approval gating with the execution plan. Legitimate shallow dispatch-wrapper usage continues to work.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.3.2`\n- Patched version: `\u003e= 2026.3.7`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0`\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nnpm `2026.3.7` was published on March 8, 2026. This advisory is fixed in the released package.\n\nThanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-09T19:54:25Z","modified":"2026-03-30T13:49:45.239291Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":2.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-436","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:55.480549Z"}]}}