PT-2026-22527 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-02-19 · Updated 2026-02-19

OSV

CVSS v3.1

3.6

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

tools.exec.safeBins could be bypassed for filesystem access when sort output flags (-o / --output) or recursive grep flags were allowed through safe-bin execution paths.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected versions: <= 2026.2.17
• Patched versions: >= 2026.2.19
• Latest published version at triage time: 2026.2.17

Impact

In deployments that enabled tools.exec.safeBins, an attacker with access to command execution flows could turn intended stdin-only safe-bin usage into file writes (sort -o) or recursive file reads (grep -R).

Fix Commit(s)

• 2c05cbb43e48ebad03626d3125746fb1b9a8520f

Found using MCPwner

Thanks @nedlir for reporting.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

CWE-184

Related Identifiers

GHSA-4685-C5CP-VP95

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31996 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4685-c5cp-vp95 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cfe8457a0f4aae5324daec261d3b0aad1461a4bc · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4685-c5cp-vp95 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2c05cbb43e48ebad03626d3125746fb1b9a8520f · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-safebins-stdin-only-bypass-via-sort-output-and-recursive-grep-flags · Note