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GHSA-9868-vxmx-w862: OpenClaw's system.run allowlist bypass via shell line-continuation command substitution

March 3, 2026

In OpenClaw system.run allowlist mode, shell-wrapper analysis could be bypassed by splitting command substitution as $\\ + newline + ( inside double quotes. Analysis treated the payload as allowlisted (for example /bin/echo), while shell runtime folded the line continuation into $(...) and executed non-allowlisted subcommands.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9868-vxmx-w862
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3f0b9dbb36c86e308267924c0d3d4a4e1fc4d1e9
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9868-vxmx-w862

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Affected versions

All versions before 2026.2.22

Fixed versions

  • 2026.2.22

Solution

Upgrade to version 2026.2.22 or above.

Weakness

  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

npm/openclaw/GHSA-9868-vxmx-w862.yml

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