Medium severity · published Mar 19, 2026
CVE-2026-31993
OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.2.22 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31993
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31993
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784
Mitigation
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-shell-chains
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