Vulnerability in Openclaw
CVE-2026-31993
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an allowlist parsing mismatch vulnerability in the macOS companion app that allows authenticated operators to bypass exec approval checks. Attackers with operator.write privileges and a paired macOS beta node can craft shell-chain payloads that pass incomplete allowlist validation and execute arbitrary commands on the paired host.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5da03e622119fa012285cdb590fcf4264c965cb5 (Patch, patch)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e371da38aab99521c4e076cd3d95fd775e00b784 (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-parsing-mismatch-in-system-run-… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-31993?
- CVE-2026-31993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-31993?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.