CVE-2026-28466 - Vulnerability Analysis
HighCVSS: 8.8Last Updated: March 5, 2026
OpenClaw - Broken Access Control
Published: March 5, 2026Updated: March 5, 2026Remote Exploitable
Overview
OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by failure to sanitize internal approval fields in node.invoke parameters, letting authenticated clients bypass exec approval gating to run arbitrary system commands.
Severity & Score
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.8
Impact
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on connected node hosts, potentially compromising developer workstations and CI runners.
Mitigation
Update to version 2026.2.14 or later.
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0af76f5f0e93540efbdf054895216c398692afcd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/318379cdb8d045da0009b0051bd0e712e5c65e2d
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a7af646fdab124a7536998db6bd6ad567d2b06b0
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c1594627421f95b6bc4ad7c606657dc75b5ad0ce
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gv46-4xfq-jv58
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-remote-code-execution-via-node-invoke-approval-bypass
Related Resources
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-28466
- Severity
- High
- CVSS Score
- 8.8
- Type
- broken_access_control
- Status
- new
CWE
- CWE-863
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H