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CVE-2026-22175 (GCVE-0-2026-22175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-18 01:34 – Updated: 2026-06-23 16:13 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
OpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Exec Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Multiplexer Shell Wrappers
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an exec approval bypass vulnerability in allowlist mode where allow-always grants could be circumvented through unrecognized multiplexer shell wrappers like busybox and toybox sh -c commands. Attackers can exploit this by invoking arbitrary payloads under the same multiplexer wrapper to satisfy stored allowlist rules, bypassing intended execution restrictions.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-18 19:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-184 - Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenClaw OpenClaw Affected: 0 , < 2026.2.23 (semver)
Unaffected: 2026.2.23 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Date Public
2026-02-24 00:00
Credits
Jisung (@jiseoung)
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