Interpretation Conflict in OpenClaw - #VU125134
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125134
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-436
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass allowlist restrictions and persist unauthorized follow-up commands.
The vulnerability exists due to interpretation conflict in the system.run allowlist analysis when deriving allow-always persistence entries for shell commands containing unquoted comments. A remote user can submit a shell command with an unquoted # before a chained payload to bypass allowlist restrictions and persist unauthorized follow-up commands.
The runtime shell executes only the pre-comment portion, while the non-executed tail may still be analyzed and stored as trusted.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.