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Attackers can invoke sort with the --compress-program flag to execute arbitrary external programs without operator approval in allowlist mode with ask=on-miss enabled.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:06:49.608Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:33.752Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:57.47301Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-13271","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the safe-bin configuration when sort is manually added to tools.exec.safeBins. Attackers can invoke sort with the --compress-program flag to execute arbitrary external programs without operator approval in allowlist mode with ask=on-miss enabled.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:06:49Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:33Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4gc7-qcvf-38wg","title":"In OpenClaw, manually adding sort to tools.exec.safeBins could bypass allowlist approval via --compress-program","description":"### Summary\nThis issue applies to a **non-default configuration** only.\nIf `sort` is manually added to `tools.exec.safeBins`, OpenClaw could treat `sort --compress-program=\u003cprog\u003e` as valid safe-bin usage.\nIn `security=allowlist` + `ask=on-miss`, this could satisfy allowlist checks and skip operator approval, while GNU `sort` may invoke an external program via `--compress-program`.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Ecosystem: npm\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched (planned next release): `\u003e= 2026.2.22`\n\n### Default Installations\nDefault installs are not impacted by this specific path because `sort` is not included in default `tools.exec.safeBins`.\n\n### Impact\n- Type: approval/allowlist bypass in optional safe-bin configuration\n- Scope: deployments that explicitly include `sort` in `tools.exec.safeBins` and use `allowlist + ask=on-miss`\n- Consequence: an external program may run under the OpenClaw process context without expected approval\n\n### Technical Details\n- `sort` safe-bin profile allowed `--compress-program` as a value flag.\n- Safe-bin satisfaction could therefore mark allowlist checks as satisfied.\n- In `ask=on-miss`, satisfied allowlist checks skip approval prompts.\n\n### Fix\n- Block `--compress-program` in safe-bin sort policy.\n- Add unit and e2e regression coverage for `sort --compress-program` denial in safe-bin mode.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `57fbbaebca4d34d17549accf6092ae26eb7b605c`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T22:59:59Z","modified":"2026-03-30T13:16:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78","CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:44.97342Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32010","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the safe-bin configuration when sort is manually added to tools.exec.safeBins. 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Attackers can invoke sort with the --compress-program flag to execute arbitrary external programs without operator approval in allowlist mode with ask=on-miss enabled.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-19T22:06:49.608Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:04.997730827Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.218144Z"},{"id":"GHSA-4gc7-qcvf-38wg","title":"In OpenClaw, manually adding sort to tools.exec.safeBins could bypass allowlist approval via --compress-program","description":"### Summary\nThis issue applies to a **non-default configuration** only.\nIf `sort` is manually added to `tools.exec.safeBins`, OpenClaw could treat `sort --compress-program=\u003cprog\u003e` as valid safe-bin usage.\nIn `security=allowlist` + `ask=on-miss`, this could satisfy allowlist checks and skip operator approval, while GNU `sort` may invoke an external program via `--compress-program`.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Ecosystem: npm\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.21-2`\n- Patched (planned next release): `\u003e= 2026.2.22`\n\n### Default Installations\nDefault installs are not impacted by this specific path because `sort` is not included in default `tools.exec.safeBins`.\n\n### Impact\n- Type: approval/allowlist bypass in optional safe-bin configuration\n- Scope: deployments that explicitly include `sort` in `tools.exec.safeBins` and use `allowlist + ask=on-miss`\n- Consequence: an external program may run under the OpenClaw process context without expected approval\n\n### Technical Details\n- `sort` safe-bin profile allowed `--compress-program` as a value flag.\n- Safe-bin satisfaction could therefore mark allowlist checks as satisfied.\n- In `ask=on-miss`, satisfied allowlist checks skip approval prompts.\n\n### Fix\n- Block `--compress-program` in safe-bin sort policy.\n- Add unit and e2e regression coverage for `sort --compress-program` denial in safe-bin mode.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `57fbbaebca4d34d17549accf6092ae26eb7b605c`\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T22:59:59Z","modified":"2026-03-30T13:33:33.732407Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-184","CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:37.148947Z"}]}}