OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist parsing mismatch vulnerability in the macOS companion app that allows authenticated operators to bypass exec approval checks. Attackers with operator.write privileges and a paired macOS beta node can craft shell-chain payloads that pass incomplete allowlist validation and execute arbitrary commands on the paired host.
CVE-2026-31993
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.8 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.8
- EG Score
- 4.8(low)
- EPSS
- 21.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 19, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
References (4)
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784
- linkhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-shell-chains
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)
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- 2026-06-27 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 03:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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