CVE-2026-28463
OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in Safe Bins Allowlist
CVSS Score
8.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
5th
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the exec-approvals allowlist validation that checks pre-expansion argv tokens but executes using real shell expansion. Attackers with authorization or through prompt-injection attacks can exploit safe binaries like head, tail, or grep with glob patterns or environment variables to disclose files readable by the gateway or node process when host execution is enabled in allowlist mode.
| CWE | CWE-78 |
| Vendor | openclaw |
| Product | openclaw |
| Published | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
Stay Ahead of the Next One
Get instant alerts for openclaw openclaw
Be the first to know when new high vulnerabilities affecting openclaw openclaw are published — delivered to Slack, Telegram or Discord.
Get Free Alerts →
Free · No credit card · 60 sec setup
CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
OpenClaw / OpenClaw
0 < 2026.2.14
References
github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xvhf-x56f-2hpp github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/77b89719d5b7e271f48b6f49e334a8b991468c3b vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-shell-expansion-in-safe-bins-allowlist