CVE-2026-44115

HIGH EPSS 28.1%
Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
28.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-184

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.4.22

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b2e8b7d4bb2f22eaa16f5c4b07547774e90b65a5
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x3h8-jrgh-p8jx
    MitigationVendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-shell-expansion-bypass-in-unquoted-heredocs-via-exec-allowlist
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b2e8b7d4bb2f22eaa16f5c4b07547774e90b65a5
    Patch