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TI-2026-32131 Aliases CVE-2026-44115GHSA-hh6m-m25h-86wq

OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Shell Expansion Bypass in Unquoted Heredocs via Exec Allowlist

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-184Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.22 contains an exec allowlist analysis vulnerability allowing shell expansion hiding in unquoted heredoc bodies. Attackers can bypass allowlist validation by embedding shell expansion tokens in heredoc bodies to execute unapproved commands at runtime.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.22

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 2026.4.222026.4.22Patch availableCNA
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.22 Fixed in 2026.4.22 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.22VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.22 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.22

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.22

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-32128 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Symlink Swap Race Condition in OpenShell FS Bridge WritesPriority MEDIUM 47
    • TI-2026-32134 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Owner Context Spoofing via Bearer Token HeaderPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-32132 OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Server-Side Request Forgery in Zalo Photo URL ValidationPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44115
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hh6m-m25h-86wq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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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Sources

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