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GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp: OpenClaw exec approvals: safeBins could bypass stdin-only constraints via shell expansion

February 18, 2026

OpenClaw’s exec-approvals allowlist supports a small set of “safe bins” intended to be stdin-only (no positional file arguments) when running tools.exec.host=gateway|node with security=allowlist.

In affected configurations, the allowlist validation checked pre-expansion argv tokens, but execution used a real shell (sh -c) which expands globs and environment variables. This allowed safe bins like head, tail, or grep to read arbitrary local files via tokens such as * or $HOME/... without triggering approvals.

This issue is configuration-dependent and is not exercised by default settings (default tools.exec.host is sandbox).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/77b89719d5b7e271f48b6f49e334a8b991468c3b
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp

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Affected versions

All versions before 2026.2.14

Fixed versions

  • 2026.2.14

Solution

Upgrade to version 2026.2.14 or above.

Impact 5.7 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

npm/openclaw/GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp.yml

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