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CVE-2026-28391 Detail

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 fail to properly validate Windows cmd.exe metacharacters in allowlist-gated exec requests, allowing attackers to bypass command approval restrictions. Remote attackers can craft command strings with shell metacharacters like & or %...% to execute unapproved commands beyond the allowlisted operations.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 9.2 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a7f4a53ce80c98ba1452eb90802d447fca9bf3d6 VulnCheck
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qj77-c3c8-9c3q VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-cmdexe-parsing-bypass-in-allowlist-enforcement VulnCheck

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-28391
NVD Published Date:
03/05/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/05/2026
Source:
VulnCheck