# CVE-2026-100584: OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Allowlist Bypass via Workspace Shadows

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious executable in a workspace directory that shadows an allowlisted command in OpenClaw.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qvvq-pvmc-pc5p, GHSA-rgjw-6v73-php6, MINI-f939-5ff6-w2f6

## What is CVE-2026-100584?

CVE-2026-100584 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenClaw, published on 26 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

OpenClaw is an npm-distributed agent runtime. In versions >= 2026.2.26 and < 2026.7.1, PowerShell command analysis on Windows hosts running in exec allowlist mode could approve an exact executable resolved from PATH but subsequently execute a same-named executable located in the workspace directory. If lower-trust content can place an executable with an approved basename into an agent-writable workspace and steer an approved PowerShell command that uses a bare executable name, OpenClaw may run the workspace file instead of the allowlisted path, executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the Gateway or node-host user. The issue does not require replacement of the approved executable itself. Version 2026.7.1 contains a fix; as a workaround, avoid bare executable names in approved PowerShell commands and keep executable files out of agent-writable workspaces.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100584?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-100584?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-100584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-100584 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-100584 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenClaw, published on 26 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenClaw. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100584/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100584/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-100584
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100584
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-100584

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-100584/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.