Vulnerability · Published Mar 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-31993OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.2.22	GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.2.22

Weakness: CWE-184 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains third-party-advisory