CVE-2026-29608: OpenClaw's Node system.run approval hardening wrapper semantic drift can execute unintended local scripts
(updated )
In openclaw@2026.3.1, node system.run approval-path hardening rewrote wrapper command argv in a way that changed execution semantics. A command shown/approved as a shell payload (for example echo SAFE) could execute a different local script when wrapper argv were rewritten.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h3rm-6x7g-882f
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dded569626b0d8e7bdab10b5e7528b6caf73a0f1
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h3rm-6x7g-882f
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29608
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-integrity-bypass-via-system-run-argv-rewriting
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