CVE-2026-28466
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.9 · Incorrect authorization
9.9CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a vulnerability in the gateway in which it fails to sanitize internal approval fields in node.invoke parameters, allowing authenticated clients to bypass exec approval gating for system.run commands. Attackers with valid gateway credentials can inject approval control fields to execute arbitrary commands on connected node hosts, potentially compromising developer workstations and CI runners.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0af76f5f0e93540efbdf054895216c398692afcd ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0af76f5f0e93540efbdf054895216c398692afcdPatch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58Advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/318379cdb8d045da0009b0051bd0e712e5c65e2d
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a7af646fdab124a7536998db6bd6ad567d2b06b0
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c1594627421f95b6bc4ad7c606657dc75b5ad0ce
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-remote-code-execution-via-node-invoke-approval-bypassAdvisory