{"id":"GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj","summary":"OpenClaw is vulnerable to validation bypass through GNU long-option abbreviations in allowlist mode","details":"In OpenClaw before 2026.2.23, tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort could be bypassed via GNU long-option abbreviations (such as --compress-prog) in allowlist mode, leading to approval-free execution paths that were intended to require approval. Only an exact string such as --compress-program was denied.","aliases":["CVE-2026-28363","CVE-2026-32059","GHSA-3c6h-g97w-fg78"],"modified":"2026-03-16T03:02:42.826870Z","published":"2026-02-27T06:31:28Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2026-02-28T02:17:24Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-02-27T04:16:03Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-184"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3c6h-g97w-fg78"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28363"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3b8e33037ae2e12af7beb56fcf0346f1f8cbde6f"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.23"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.23"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj/GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}