Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a command injection vulnerability in the system.run shell-wrapper that allows attackers to execute hidden commands by injecting positional argv carriers after inline shell payloads. Attackers can craft misleading approval text while executing arbitrary commands through trailing positional arguments that bypass display context validation.
Published: 2026-03-21
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6rcp-vxwf-3mfp OpenClaw's system.run shell-wrapper positional argv carriers could execute hidden commands under misleading approval text
History

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-77
Metrics ssvc

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


Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a command injection vulnerability in the system.run shell-wrapper that allows attackers to execute hidden commands by injecting positional argv carriers after inline shell payloads. Attackers can craft misleading approval text while executing arbitrary commands through trailing positional arguments that bypass display context validation.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.2.24 - Hidden Command Execution via Shell-Wrapper Positional argv Carriers
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-436
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/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: 2026-03-23T16:44:28.150Z

Reserved: 2026-03-10T19:48:47.515Z

Link: CVE-2026-32052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T16:44:24.542Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-21T01:17:08.287

Modified: 2026-03-23T17:07:49.007

Link: CVE-2026-32052

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-03-25T14:44:17Z

Weaknesses