AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-ffhm-8fwq-7q27: Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: PowerShell encoded-command aliases could miss exec allowlist checks

highCVSS 4.0 8.7 · 3.1 8.8

This advisory was withdrawn on Aug 25, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-j472-gf56-x589. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in PowerShell encoded-command handling that allows attackers to execute encoded commands using abbreviated flag aliases not recognized by the allowlist parser.

Published Jun 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.5.12
Fixed in: 2026.5.12
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-j472-gf56-x589. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in PowerShell encoded-command handling that allows attackers to execute encoded commands using abbreviated flag aliases not recognized by the allowlist parser. Remote authenticated operators can bypass execution allowlist checks by using unrecognized encoded-command alias forms to execute arbitrary PowerShell content.

References

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