# CVE-2026-28363: Security feature bypass in OpenClaw

> Attackers can bypass safeBins validation in OpenClaw using GNU long-option abbreviations to execute commands without approval in allowlist mode.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** MINI-4c33-87gp-jc93

## What is CVE-2026-28363?

CVE-2026-28363 is a critical vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 27 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In OpenClaw before 2026.2.23, tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort could be bypassed via GNU long-option abbreviations (such as --compress-prog) in allowlist mode, leading to approval-free execution paths that were intended to require approval. Only an exact string such as --compress-program was denied.

Weakness: CWE-184 (Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-28363?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openclaw Openclaw.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-28363?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-28363 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28363 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/kaleth4/CVE-2026-28363 (github_poc): https://github.com/kaleth4/CVE-2026-28363

## Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

- [CVE-2026-30741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30741/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33579/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32922/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-32978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32978/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-22172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22172/): OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Scope Elevation in WebSocket Shared-Auth Connections (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-28363 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-28363 is a critical vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 27 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-28363 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Openclaw 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-2026-28363/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28363/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28363
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28363
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-28363

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28363/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.