CVE-2026-41392
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Shell Init-File Options
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Apr 28, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 20, 2026
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability allowing attackers to inherit allowlist trust via shell init-file wrapper invocations. Attackers can exploit shell options like --rcfile, --init-file, and --startup-file to load attacker-chosen initialization files while bypassing exec allowlist matching restrictions.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wpc6-37g7-8q4w)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Shell Init-File Optionsthird-party-advisory
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