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TI-2026-31694 Aliases CVE-2026-43530GHSA-2cq5-mf3v-mx44

OpenClaw 2026.2.23 < 2026.4.12 - Weakened Exec Approval Binding via busybox and toybox Applet Execution

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
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 versions 2026.2.23 before 2026.4.12 contain a weakened exec approval binding vulnerability in busybox and toybox applet execution that allows attackers to obscure which applet would actually run. Attackers can exploit opaque multi-call binaries to bypass exec approval mechanisms and weaken risk classification of unsafe applet invocations.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.12openclaw (npm): 2026.4.12

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
OpenClawOpenClaw2026.2.23 to before 2026.4.122026.4.12Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)2026.2.23 to before 2026.4.122026.4.12Patch availableGHSA-2cq5-mf3v-mx44
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected 2026.2.23 to before 2026.4.12 Fixed in 2026.4.12 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected 2026.2.23 to before 2026.4.12 Fixed in 2026.4.12 Patch available GHSA-2cq5-mf3v-mx44

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.2.23 to before 2026.4.12VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.2.23 to before 2026.4.12 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.12
  • Fix · GHSA-2cq5-mf3v-mx44 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.12 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.12

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-31690 OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Server-Side Request Forgery via QQBot Reply Media URL HandlingPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-30725 OpenClaw 2026.2.22 < 2026.4.12 - Shell-Wrapper Detection Bypass via Environment Variable Assignment InjectionPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-31708 OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Improper Authorization via Empty Approver ListsPriority LOW 26
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43530
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cq5-mf3v-mx44

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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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