GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch
OpenClaw macOS companion app (beta): allowlist parsing mismatch for system.run shell chains
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
In the macOS companion app (**currently beta**), a parsing mismatch in exec approvals could let shell-chain payloads pass allowlist checks in `system.run` under specific settings.
### Impact
This path requires all of the following:
- authenticated caller with `operator.write`
- paired macOS beta node host
- exec approvals set to `security=allowlist` and `ask=on-miss`
Under those conditions, a shell-chain command could be approved from an incomplete command view and then executed on the paired macOS host.
### Default Install Status
Default installs are not affected.
### Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Affected: `<= 2026.2.21-2`
- Patched (planned next release): `>= 2026.2.22`
### Technical Details
The fix hardens macOS allowlist resolution by evaluating shell chains per segment and failing closed on unsafe shell-substitution parsing in allowlist mode.
### Product Status Note
The affected macOS companion app path is currently in beta.
### Fix Commit(s)
- `5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5`
- `e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784`
### Release Process Note
`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next npm release (`2026.2.22`) so once that version is published, this advisory can be published without additional metadata edits.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31993
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-shell-chains