AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-32017: OpenClaw exec allowlist safeBins short-option bypass could permit arbitrary file write

mediumCVSS 4.0 6.0 · 3.1 7.1GHSA-3x3x-h76w-hp98

Summary OpenClaw exec allowlist/safeBins policy could be bypassed with attached short-option payloads (for example sort -o/tmp/poc), enabling file-write operations while still satisfying safeBins checks. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected versions: <= 2026.2.17 - Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.17 - Patched in: 2026.2.19 Impact When tools.exec.security=allowlist and…

Published Mar 3, 2026 · Updated Mar 30, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.2.19
Fixed in: 2026.2.19
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

OpenClaw exec allowlist/safeBins policy could be bypassed with attached short-option payloads (for example sort -o/tmp/poc), enabling file-write operations while still satisfying safeBins checks.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= 2026.2.17
Latest published vulnerable version: 2026.2.17
Patched in: 2026.2.19

Impact

When tools.exec.security=allowlist and tools.exec.safeBins included affected binaries, attached short-option payloads could bypass safeBins argument validation and permit file-write behavior that should have been denied.

Fix Commit(s)

cfe8457a0f4aae5324daec261d3b0aad1461a4bc
bafdbb6f112409a65decd3d4e7350fbd637c7754
fec48a5006eab37c6a5821726ccaeec886486b13

OpenClaw thanks @FailButWin and @Redgrave961 for reporting.

Credited to xelitte777, Redgrave961.

References

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