What is CVE-2026-31996?

CVE-2026-31996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-31996?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

RCE in Openclaw

CVE-2026-31996

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 tools.exec.safeBins contains an input validation bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to execute unintended filesystem operations through sort output flags or recursive grep flags. Attackers with…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.000 (4.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.19

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-4685-c5cp-vp95) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - safeBins stdin-only bypass via sort output and recursive grep flags (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-31996?: CVE-2026-31996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-31996?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.