HIGHCVE-2026-28463Published Modified CNA VulnCheck
CVE-2026-28463: OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in Safe Bins Allowlist
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.
Metrics
- CVSS v4.0
- 8.6
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 2026.2.14
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- OpenClaw / OpenClaw< 2026.2.14 (from 0)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N