GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5

Suggest an improvement
Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5
Aliases
Published
2026-02-17T16:46:12Z
Modified
2026-03-06T01:16:31Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.4 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw has an exec allowlist bypass via command substitution/backticks inside double quotes
Details

Summary

Exec approvals allowlist bypass via command substitution/backticks inside double quotes.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected: <= 2026.2.1
  • Fixed: >= 2026.2.2

Impact

Only affects setups that explicitly enable the optional exec approvals allowlist feature. Default installs are unaffected.

Fix

Reject unescaped $() and backticks inside double quotes during allowlist analysis.

Fix Commit(s)

  • d1ecb46076145deb188abcba8f0699709ea17198

Thanks @simecek for reporting.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-78",
        "CWE-88"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-02-17T16:46:12Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-03-05T22:16:20Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.2.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5/GHSA-3hcm-ggvf-rch5.json"