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TI-2026-27767 Aliases CVE-2026-35666GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Unregistered Time Dispatch Wrapper

Priority LOW 36CWE-706Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in system.run approvals that fails to unwrap /usr/bin/time wrappers. Attackers can bypass executable binding restrictions by using an unregistered time wrapper to reuse approval state for inner commands.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.22openclaw (npm): 2026.3.22

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.222026.3.22Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.222026.3.22Patch availableGHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.22VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.22 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.22
  • Fix · GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.22 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.22

    11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27744 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Unvalidated WebView JavascriptInterfacePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-27753 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthorized Action Execution via Callback DispatchPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-27751 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Environment Variable Override Bypass via Inconsistent SanitizationPriority LOW 36

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35666
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm9x-v7cx-7rq4
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

  • 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
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