Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-35666OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Unregistered Time Dispatch Wrapper

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-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 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run approvals that fails to unwrap /usr/bin/time wrappers. Attackers can bypass executable binding restrictions by using an unregistered time wrapper to reuse approval state for inner commands.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.22	GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.22

Weakness: CWE-706 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit #1 patch
Patch Commit #2 patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Unregistered Time Dispatch Wrapper third-party-advisory