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CVE

CVE-2026-32017

OpenClaw exec allowlist safeBins short-option bypass could permit arbitrary file write
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CVE

CVE-2026-32017

OpenClaw exec allowlist safeBins short-option bypass could permit arbitrary file write

Summary

OpenClaw exec allowlist/safeBins policy could be bypassed with attached short-option payloads (for example sort -o/tmp/poc), enabling file-write operations while still satisfying safeBins checks.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: <= 2026.2.17
  • Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.17
  • Patched in: 2026.2.19

Impact

When tools.exec.security=allowlist and tools.exec.safeBins included affected binaries, attached short-option payloads could bypass safeBins argument validation and permit file-write behavior that should have been denied.

Fix Commit(s)

  • cfe8457a0f4aae5324daec261d3b0aad1461a4bc
  • bafdbb6f112409a65decd3d4e7350fbd637c7754
  • fec48a5006eab37c6a5821726ccaeec886486b13

OpenClaw thanks @FailButWin and @Redgrave961 for reporting.

Package Versions Affected

Package Version
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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
6
-
4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
C
H
U
0
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
C
H
U
7.1
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3x3x-h76w-hp98, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32017, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bafdbb6f112409a65decd3d4e7350fbd637c7754, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cfe8457a0f4aae5324daec261d3b0aad1461a4bc, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fec48a5006eab37c6a5821726ccaeec886486b13, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-write-via-short-option-bypass-in-exec-allowlist

Severity

7.1

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
7.1
EPSS Probability
0.00049%
EPSS Percentile
0.15067%
Introduced Version
0,2026.2.15,2026.2.13,2026.2.6-1,2026.2.2,2026.2.3-1,2026.1.29-beta.1,2026.1.27-beta.1,2026.1.21
Fix Available
2026.2.19

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