GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765/GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765
Withdrawn
2026-03-19T16:25:35Z
Published
2026-03-19T03:30:57Z
Modified
2026-03-19T16:32:23Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 6.0 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS Calculator
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw's system.run allowlist bypass via shell line-continuation command substitution
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-9868-vxmx-w862. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run that allows attackers to execute non-allowlisted commands by splitting command substitution using shell line-continuation characters. Attackers can bypass security analysis by injecting $\ followed by a newline and opening parenthesis inside double quotes, causing the shell to fold the line continuation into executable command substitution that circumvents approval boundaries.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-78"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-19T16:25:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-19T02:16:02Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
}
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

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"< 2026.2.22"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765/GHSA-xrgv-34cc-q765.json"