CVE-2026-32017
OpenClaw exec allowlist safeBins short-option bypass could permit arbitrary file write
Description
### Summary OpenClaw `exec` allowlist/safeBins policy could be bypassed with attached short-option payloads (for example `sort -o/tmp/poc`), enabling file-write operations while still satisfying safeBins checks. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.17` - Latest published vulnerable version: `2026.2.17` - Patched in: `2026.2.19` ### Impact When `tools.exec.security=allowlist` and `tools.exec.safeBins` included affected binaries, attached short-option payloads could bypass safeBins argument validation and permit file-write behavior that should have been denied. ### Fix Commit(s) - cfe8457a0f4aae5324daec261d3b0aad1461a4bc - bafdbb6f112409a65decd3d4e7350fbd637c7754 - fec48a5006eab37c6a5821726ccaeec886486b13 OpenClaw thanks @FailButWin and @Redgrave961 for reporting.
How to fix CVE-2026-32017
To remediate CVE-2026-32017, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.2.19 or later
Is CVE-2026-32017 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2026.2.19
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |