Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

It can be, depending on how OpenClaw is integrated. If external users or services can influence commands passed to system.run (for example via APIs, job specifications, or CI/CD pipelines), they may be able to exploit the bypass without local shell access.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this?

The attacker needs the ability to define or modify commands that OpenClaw executes under system.run with allowlist plus ask=on-miss mode. This could come from permissions to edit configuration, job definitions, scripts, or automation workflows that invoke system.run.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to correct the authorization logic so that shell detection and approval gating operate on the fully resolved command, including nested wrappers. Treat dispatch helpers as transparent and ensure that any effective shell or interpreter invocation is evaluated against the same policy and approval requirements as direct shell execution.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

Authorization Logic Bypass (CWE-863) in OpenClaw system.run Allowlist Gating

CVE-2026-32023

Published:

Mar 19, 2026

Status:

Modified

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 6, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Logic Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Abuse Through Policy Bypass

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Logic Bypass

CWE:

CWE-863

Impact:

Privilege Abuse Through Policy Bypass

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Authorization Logic Bypass (CWE-863) in OpenClaw system.run Allowlist Gating

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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