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CVE-2026-31993 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 5.6 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5 VulnCheck Patch 
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784 VulnCheck Patch 
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch VulnCheck Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-shell-chains VulnCheck Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

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

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-31993
NVD Published Date:
03/18/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/19/2026
Source:
VulnCheck