{"id":"GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5","summary":"OpenClaw has an exec allowlist bypass via command substitution/backticks inside double quotes","details":"### Summary\n\nExec approvals allowlist bypass via command substitution/backticks inside double quotes.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.2.1`\n- Fixed: `\u003e= 2026.2.2`\n\n### Impact\n\nOnly affects setups that explicitly enable the optional exec approvals allowlist feature. Default installs are unaffected.\n\n### Fix\n\nReject unescaped `$()` and backticks inside double quotes during allowlist analysis.\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n\n- d1ecb46076145deb188abcba8f0699709ea17198\n\nThanks @simecek for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-28470"],"modified":"2026-03-06T01:16:31.725363Z","published":"2026-02-17T16:46:12Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-02-17T16:46:12Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-03-05T22:16:20Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-78","CWE-88"],"severity":"HIGH"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28470"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d1ecb46076145deb188abcba8f0699709ea17198"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-allowlist-bypass-via-command-substitution-in-double-quotes"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}