CVE-2026-28470: Openclaw

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain an exec approvals (must be enabled) allowlist bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting command substitution syntax. Attackers can bypass the allowlist protection by embedding unescaped $() or backticks inside double-quoted strings to execute unauthorized commands.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.2.2 (fixed in 2026.2.2)

Published 2026-03-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.