{"id":"CVE-2026-32065","aliases":["EUVD-2026-13966","GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.25 - Approval Identity Mismatch in system.run Command Execution","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an approval-integrity bypass vulnerability in system.run where rendered command text is used as approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace, but runtime execution uses raw argv. An attacker can craft a trailing-space executable token to execute a different binary than what the approver displayed, allowing unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when they can influence command argv and reuse an approval context.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00301,"percentile":0.23158,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-436","CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-02T23:33:08Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:08Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.25"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.2.24"},{"fixed":"2026.2.25"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.25"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/03e689fc89bbecbcd02876a95957ef1ad9caa176","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-identity-mismatch-in-system-run-command-execution","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32065","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32065.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32065","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.25 - Approval Identity Mismatch in system.run Command Execution","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an approval-integrity bypass vulnerability in system.run where rendered command text is used as approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace, but runtime execution uses raw argv. An attacker can craft a trailing-space executable token to execute a different binary than what the approver displayed, allowing unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when they can influence command argv and reuse an approval context.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-21T00:42:30.045Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:07.613Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-436"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:19:57.47301Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-13966","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an approval-integrity bypass vulnerability in system.run where rendered command text is used as approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace, but runtime execution uses raw argv. An attacker can craft a trailing-space executable token to execute a different binary than what the approver displayed, allowing unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when they can influence command argv and reuse an approval context.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-21T00:42:30Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:15:07Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq","title":"OpenClaw: system.run approval identity mismatch could execute a different binary than displayed","description":"### Summary\n`system.run` approvals in OpenClaw used rendered command text as the approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace. Runtime execution still used raw argv. A crafted trailing-space executable token could therefore execute a different binary than what the approver saw.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.24`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.25`\n\n### Impact\nThis is an approval-integrity bypass that can lead to unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when an attacker can influence `command` argv and reuse/obtain a matching approval context.\n\n### Trust Model Note\nOpenClaw does not treat adversarial multi-user sharing of one gateway host/config as a supported security boundary. This finding is still valid in supported deployments because it breaks the operator approval boundary itself (approved display command vs executed argv).\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `03e689fc89bbecbcd02876a95957ef1ad9caa176`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the release (`2026.2.25`). Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-02T23:33:08Z","modified":"2026-03-30T13:44:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-436","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:46.119458Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32065","description":"OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.25 contain an approval-integrity bypass vulnerability in system.run where rendered command text is used as approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace, but runtime execution uses raw argv. 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An attacker can craft a trailing-space executable token to execute a different binary than what the approver displayed, allowing unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when they can influence command argv and reuse an approval context.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-21T00:42:30.045Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:08.058220822Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-436"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.218144Z"},{"id":"GHSA-hwpq-rrpf-pgcq","title":"OpenClaw: system.run approval identity mismatch could execute a different binary than displayed","description":"### Summary\n`system.run` approvals in OpenClaw used rendered command text as the approval identity while trimming argv token whitespace. Runtime execution still used raw argv. A crafted trailing-space executable token could therefore execute a different binary than what the approver saw.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c= 2026.2.24`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.25`\n\n### Impact\nThis is an approval-integrity bypass that can lead to unexpected command execution under the OpenClaw runtime user when an attacker can influence `command` argv and reuse/obtain a matching approval context.\n\n### Trust Model Note\nOpenClaw does not treat adversarial multi-user sharing of one gateway host/config as a supported security boundary. This finding is still valid in supported deployments because it breaks the operator approval boundary itself (approved display command vs executed argv).\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `03e689fc89bbecbcd02876a95957ef1ad9caa176`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the release (`2026.2.25`). Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-02T23:33:08Z","modified":"2026-03-30T14:11:33.083326Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":5.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-436","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:49.621585Z"}]}}