CVE-2026-31993 (GCVE-0-2026-31993)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-19 01:00
Modified
2026-03-23 16:56
Severity ?
5.7 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-184 - Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist parsing mismatch vulnerability in the macOS companion app that allows authenticated operators to bypass exec approval checks. Attackers with operator.write privileges and a paired macOS beta node can craft shell-chain payloads that pass incomplete allowlist validation and execute arbitrary commands on the paired host.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OpenClaw OpenClaw Version: 0   ≤
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