CVE•Published 2026-03-05•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-28463Openclaw · Openclaw

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the exec-approvals allowlist validation that checks pre-expansion argv tokens but executes using real shell expansion. Attackers with authorization or through prompt-injection attacks can exploit safe binaries like head, tail, or grep with glob patterns or environment variables to disclose files readable by the gateway or node process when host execution is enabled in allowlist mode.

Timeline

Published 2026-03-05

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-28463

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Openclaw Openclaw"

All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Openclaw"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-28463