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CVE

CVE-2026-35666

OpenClaw's system.run allowlist can be bypassed through an unregistered time dispatch wrapper
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CVE

CVE-2026-35666

OpenClaw's system.run allowlist can be bypassed through an unregistered time dispatch wrapper

Summary

Allow-always exec approvals did not unwrap /usr/bin/time, so an unregistered time wrapper could bypass executable binding and reuse approval state for the inner command.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: < 2026.3.22
  • Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
  • Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
  • Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

  • 39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

  • src/infra/dispatch-wrapper-resolution.ts now unwraps /usr/bin/time and binds approvals to the real inner executable.
  • src/infra/exec-approvals-allow-always.test.ts ships regression coverage for time-wrapper allow-always approval bypasses.

OpenClaw thanks @YLChen-007 for reporting.

Package Versions Affected

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
7.7
-
4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
-

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35666, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-unregistered-time-dispatch-wrapper

Severity

8.8

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
8.8
EPSS Probability
0.00059%
EPSS Percentile
0.1868%
Introduced Version
0
Fix Available
2026.3.22

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