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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Allowlist Bypass via Workspace Shadows | |
| First Time appeared |
Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-426 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-26T02:19:08.823Z
Reserved: 2026-09-26T01:03:42.740Z
Link: CVE-2026-100584
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-26T03:17:06.373
Modified: 2026-09-26T03:17:06.373
Link: CVE-2026-100584
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-26T04:30:04Z
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