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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj
Aliases CVE-2026-28363
Summary OpenClaw is vulnerable to validation bypass through GNU long-option abbreviations in allowlist mode In OpenClaw before 2026.2.23, tools.exec.safeBins validation for sort could be bypassed via GNU long-option abbreviations (such as --compress-prog) in allowlist mode, leading to approval-free execution paths that were intended to require approval. Only an exact string such as --compress-program was denied.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.9
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj/GHSA-7977-c43c-xpwj.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-02-27T15:46:57Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/28xxx/CVE-2026-28363.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-28363

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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]