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Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.7 contain a shell approval gating bypass vulnerability in system.run dispatch-wrapper handling that allows attackers to skip shell wrapper approval requirements. The approval classifier and execution planner apply different depth-boundary rules, permitting exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers like repeated env invocations before /bin/sh -c to bypass security=allowlist approval gating by misaligning classification with execution planning.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-18 | Published 2026-03-23 | Updated 2026-03-25 | Assigner VulnCheck




LOW: 2.1CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.7
affected

2026.3.7 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

tdjackey reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-r6qf-8968-wj9q)) third-party-advisory

github.com/...ommit/2fc95a7cfc1eb9306356510b0251b6d51fb1c0b0 (Patch Commit) patch

vulncheck.com/...-bypass-via-dispatch-wrapper-depth-mismatch (VulnCheck Advisory) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-27183)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-27183)

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