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Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the gateway in which it fails to sanitize internal approval fields in node.invoke parameters, allowing authenticated clients to bypass exec approval gating for system.run commands. Attackers with valid gateway credentials can inject approval control fields to execute arbitrary commands on connected node hosts, potentially compromising developer workstations and CI runners.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-27 | Published 2026-03-05 | Updated 2026-03-06 | Assigner VulnCheck




CRITICAL: 9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CRITICAL: 9.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.2.14
affected

Credits

222n5 reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/318379cdb8d045da0009b0051bd0e712e5c65e2d (Patch Commit #1) patch

github.com/...ommit/a7af646fdab124a7536998db6bd6ad567d2b06b0 (Patch Commit #2) patch

github.com/...ommit/c1594627421f95b6bc4ad7c606657dc75b5ad0ce (Patch Commit #3) patch

github.com/...ommit/0af76f5f0e93540efbdf054895216c398692afcd (Patch Commit #4) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...ecution-via-node-invoke-approval-bypass (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Remote Code Execution via Node Invoke Approval Bypass) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-28466)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-28466)

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