OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Approval Context-Binding Weakness in system.run via host=node
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.26 contain an approval context-binding weakness in system.run execution flows with host=node that allows reuse of previously approved requests with modified environment variables. Attackers with access to an approval id can exploit this by reusing an approval with changed env input, bypassing execution-integrity controls in approval-enabled workflows.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | before 2026.2.26 | 2026.2.26 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.26 | 2026.2.26 | Patch available | GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2 |
- OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.26 Fixed in 2026.2.26 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.26 Fixed in 2026.2.26 Patch available GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.26
- Fix · GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.26 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenClaw 2026.2.26
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-24595 OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Workspace Path Boundary Bypass via Non-existent SymlinkPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-25354 OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Sender Authorization Bypass in Slack System Event HandlersPriority LOW 23
- TI-2026-24606 OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Cross-Account Authorization Bypass in DM Pairing StorePriority LOW 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32058
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2
References
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-32058 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32058 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjvp-qhm6-wrh2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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