Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the safe-bin configuration when sort is manually added to tools.exec.safeBins. Attackers can invoke sort with the --compress-program flag to execute arbitrary external programs without operator approval in allowlist mode with ask=on-miss enabled.
Published: 2026-03-19
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch Now
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4gc7-qcvf-38wg In OpenClaw, manually adding sort to tools.exec.safeBins could bypass allowlist approval via --compress-program
History

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the safe-bin configuration when sort is manually added to tools.exec.safeBins. Attackers can invoke sort with the --compress-program flag to execute arbitrary external programs without operator approval in allowlist mode with ask=on-miss enabled.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via sort --compress-program Parameter
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Openclaw Openclaw
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T18:22:07.024Z

Reserved: 2026-03-10T19:48:38.210Z

Link: CVE-2026-32010

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T18:21:17.105Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-19T22:16:33.990

Modified: 2026-03-23T18:29:04.230

Link: CVE-2026-32010

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T11:05:34Z

Weaknesses