High severity · published Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2026-35666
OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Unregistered Time Dispatch Wrapper
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run approvals that fails to unwrap /usr/bin/time wrappers. Attackers can bypass executable binding restrictions by using an unregistered time wrapper to reuse approval state for inner commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.3.22 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35666
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35666
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/39409b6a6dd4239deea682e626bac9ba547bfb14
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-unregistered-time-dispatch-wrapper
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