{"id":"CVE-2026-100561","title":"OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') versions >= 2026.3.22 and < 2026.8.1 contain an approval-bypass flaw in the exec approval policy: the policy could trust a command-running wrapper without inspecting the command carried in its arguments.…","summary":"OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') versions >= 2026.3.22 and < 2026.8.1 contain an approval-bypass flaw in the exec approval policy: the policy could trust a command-running wrapper without inspecting the command carried in its arguments.…","severity":"high","cvss":8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-88"],"vendor":"OpenClaw","product":"OpenClaw","affected":["OpenClaw >= 2026.3.22 < 2026.8.1"],"published":"2026-09-26","updated":"2026-09-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-26T03:17:02.987","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100561","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-ghpx-6xwq-2w4w","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.8.1-authentication-bypass-via-exec-wrapper","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-26T03:25:24.685Z","slug":"CVE-2026-100561","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') versions >= 2026.3.22 and < 2026.8.1 contain an approval-bypass flaw in the exec approval policy: the policy could trust a command-running wrapper without inspecting the command carried in its arguments. After an operator allowlisted or permanently approved a benign wrapper invocation, a later agent turn could substitute an arbitrary inner command and execute it with the OpenClaw process's host privileges without a further approval prompt. Exploitation requires the relevant wrapper to resolve on the host and a prior operator decision allowing that wrapper. Transparent shell carriers and opaque utilities such as process monitors, tracers, namespace tools, and proxy wrappers were affected through related trust-resolution gaps. Fixed in 2026.8.1.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":44,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}