High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-31992

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run guardrails that allows authenticated operators to execute unintended commands. When /usr/bin/env is allowlisted, attackers can use env -S to bypass policy analysis and execute shell wrapper payloads at runtime.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	< 2026.2.23	2026.2.23

Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclaw2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.2.23
- (no CPE)range: 0
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/openclaw
Range: < 2026.2.23

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3f923e831364d83d0f23499ee49961de334cf58bnvdPatchWEB
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a1c4bf07c6baad3ef87a0e710fe9aef127b1f606nvdPatchWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-48wf-g7cp-gr3mghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-48wf-g7cp-gr3mnvdMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31992ghsaADVISORY
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-exec-guard-bypass-via-env-snvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB

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