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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability allowing attackers to inherit allowlist trust via shell init-file wrapper invocations. Attackers can exploit shell options like --rcfile, --init-file, and --startup-file to load attacker-chosen initialization files while bypassing exec allowlist matching restrictions.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-20 | Published 2026-04-28 | Updated 2026-04-29 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.4CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.31
affected

2026.3.31 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

cyjhhh reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wpc6-37g7-8q4w (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wpc6-37g7-8q4w)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/0c8375424620e12777ef24c162eedc7e9fcfd7e3 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...list-bypass-via-shell-init-file-options (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Shell Init-File Options) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41392)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41392)

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