Interpretation Conflict in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-27183
Published: April 8, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125135
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27183
CWE-ID: CWE-436
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass shell approval gating.
The vulnerability exists due to interpretation conflict in the system.run dispatch-wrapper handling when processing commands with exactly four transparent dispatch wrappers before /bin/sh -c. A remote user can supply a crafted wrapped command to bypass shell approval gating.
Exploitation is possible in security=allowlist mode because shell-wrapper approval detection stops at the depth boundary while execution planning continues unwrapping to the shell payload.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-27183
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.3.7