Vulnerability in Openclaw
CVE-2026-44115
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 execute unapproved commands at runtime.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.22
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x3h8-jrgh-p8jx) (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.22 - Shell Expansion Bypass in Unquoted Heredocs via Exec Allowlist (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-44115?
- CVE-2026-44115 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-44115?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.