GHSA-jj82-76v6-933r
OpenClaw's exec allowlist wrapper analysis did not unwrap env/shell dispatch chains
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
`system.run` exec allowlist analysis treated wrapper binaries as the effective executable and did not fully unwrap `env`/shell-dispatch wrappers.
This allowed wrapper-smuggled payloads (for example `env bash -lc ...`) to satisfy an allowlist entry for the wrapper while executing non-allowlisted commands.
### Impact
On affected versions, an actor who can trigger `system.run` requests under an allowlist policy could bypass intended allowlist restrictions by routing execution through wrapper binaries.
### Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: `openclaw` (npm)
- Affected: `<= 2026.2.21-2`
- Patched in next release: `2026.2.22` (pre-set below so publish can happen immediately after npm release)
### Fix Commit(s)
- `2b63592be57782c8946e521bc81286933f0f99c7`
### Release Process Note
`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`>= 2026.2.22`).
After npm `2026.2.22` is published, this advisory can be published directly without further 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-jj82-76v6-933r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27566
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2b63592be57782c8946e521bc81286933f0f99c7
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-wrapper-binary-unwrapping-in-system-run