{"id":"CVE-2026-31993","aliases":["EUVD-2026-13025","GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.6,"vector":"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0031,"percentile":0.24099,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-184","CWE-285"],"published":"2026-03-02T22:17:01Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:23Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.22"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.22"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch","tags":["vendor-advisory","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-shell-chains","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31993","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/31xxx/CVE-2026-31993.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-31993","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T01:00:51.999Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:21.935Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.6,"vector":"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:51.277563Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-13025","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T01:00:51Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.6,"vector":"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","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.768333Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch","title":"OpenClaw macOS companion app (beta): allowlist parsing mismatch for system.run shell chains","description":"### Summary\nIn the macOS companion app (**currently beta**), a parsing mismatch in exec approvals could let shell-chain payloads pass allowlist checks in `system.run` under specific settings.\n\n### Impact\nThis path requires all of the following:\n- authenticated caller with `operator.write`\n- paired macOS beta node host\n- exec approvals set to `security=allowlist` and `ask=on-miss`\n\nUnder those conditions, a shell-chain command could be approved from an incomplete command view and then executed on the paired macOS host.\n\n### Default Install Status\nDefault installs are not affected.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched (planned next release): `\u003e= 2026.2.22`\n\n### Technical Details\nThe fix hardens macOS allowlist resolution by evaluating shell chains per segment and failing closed on unsafe shell-substitution parsing in allowlist mode.\n\n### Product Status Note\nThe affected macOS companion app path is currently in beta.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5`\n- `e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next npm release (`2026.2.22`) so once that version is published, this advisory can be published without additional metadata edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-02T22:17:01Z","modified":"2026-03-19T21:22:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-184","CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:38.524712Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-31993","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T02:16:04.277Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:34:53.827Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"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/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":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:09.735529Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-31993","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T01:00:51.999Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:23.165223777Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.6,"vector":"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","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.218144Z"},{"id":"GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch","title":"OpenClaw macOS companion app (beta): allowlist parsing mismatch for system.run shell chains","description":"### Summary\nIn the macOS companion app (**currently beta**), a parsing mismatch in exec approvals could let shell-chain payloads pass allowlist checks in `system.run` under specific settings.\n\n### Impact\nThis path requires all of the following:\n- authenticated caller with `operator.write`\n- paired macOS beta node host\n- exec approvals set to `security=allowlist` and `ask=on-miss`\n\nUnder those conditions, a shell-chain command could be approved from an incomplete command view and then executed on the paired macOS host.\n\n### Default Install Status\nDefault installs are not affected.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched (planned next release): `\u003e= 2026.2.22`\n\n### Technical Details\nThe fix hardens macOS allowlist resolution by evaluating shell chains per segment and failing closed on unsafe shell-substitution parsing in allowlist mode.\n\n### Product Status Note\nThe affected macOS companion app path is currently in beta.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5`\n- `e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next npm release (`2026.2.22`) so once that version is published, this advisory can be published without additional metadata edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-02T22:17:01Z","modified":"2026-03-19T21:41:20.597601Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-184","CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:38.213481Z"}]}}