{"id":"CVE-2026-44115","title":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Shell Expansion Bypass in Unquoted Heredocs via Exec Allowlist","summary":"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 ex…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-184"],"vendor":"OpenClaw","product":"OpenClaw","affected":["OpenClaw < 2026.4.22"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-05-07T12:37:49.388219Z"},"published":"2026-05-06","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T14:17:42.176Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44115","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x3h8-jrgh-p8jx","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x3h8-jrgh-p8jx)"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b2e8b7d4bb2f22eaa16f5c4b07547774e90b65a5","label":"Patch Commit"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-shell-expansion-bypass-in-unquoted-heredocs-via-exec-allowlist","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Shell Expansion Bypass in Unquoted Heredocs via Exec Allowlist"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00362,"epssPercentile":0.30049,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T15:45:56.730Z","slug":"CVE-2026-44115","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenClaw 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `OpenClaw < 2026.4.22`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}