CVE-2026-28463

OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in Safe Bins Allowlist

State
Published
Severity
8.6 High
Published
Mar 5, 2026
Updated
Apr 21, 2026
Reserved
Feb 27, 2026

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Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the exec-approvals allowlist validation that checks pre-expansion argv tokens but executes using real shell expansion. Attackers with authorization or through prompt-injection attacks can exploit safe binaries like head, tail, or grep with glob patterns or environment variables to disclose files readable by the gateway or node process when host execution is enabled in allowlist mode.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NVulnCheck
3.18.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HVulnCheck

Weaknesses

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
OpenClawOpenClaw
  • before 2026.2.14Affected

References

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