CVE-2026-31993 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Parsing Mismatch in system.run Shell Chains

What is CVE-2026-31993?

CVE-2026-31993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 19 Mar 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-184

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-31993?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-31993?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.2.22 or later.

Is CVE-2026-31993 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-31993 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5f9p-f3w2-fwch, MINI-xfhm-g7vg-gh99.