OpenClaw up to 2026.7.0 Exec Allowlist Mode os command injection

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.7.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Exec Allowlist Mode. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-100584. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.7.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Exec Allowlist Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-100584 since 09/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2026.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

• OpenClaw

Version

• 2026.0
• 2026.1
• 2026.2
• 2026.3
• 2026.4
• 2026.5
• 2026.6
• 2026.7.0

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• Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

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