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TI-2026-65188 Aliases CVE-2026-101880GHSA-q2pm-2vxc-m78g

OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass

Priority HIGH 73CWE-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. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the system.run exec-approval policy where ExecShellWrapperParser fails to split commands on pipe operators or extract command substitutions. Connected gateways or agents can bypass approval rules by placing denied commands behind allowed prefixes using pipe operators or command substitution syntax, achieving arbitrary command execution on Windows hosts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00685 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw Windows Node (OpenClaw): 2026.7.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
OpenClawOpenClaw Windows Nodebefore 2026.7.12026.7.1Patch availableCNA
  • OpenClaw Windows Node VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.7.1 Fixed in 2026.7.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw Windows Node (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.7.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw Windows Node 2026.7.1

    4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.setPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2026-65192 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via Environment OverridePriority HIGH 69
    • TI-2026-65189 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Denial of ServicePriority MEDIUM 64
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101880
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q2pm-2vxc-m78g

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-07590 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Environment Variable Information Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.set 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-2026-07585 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Privilege Escalation via Agent Ticket Endpoints CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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