GHSA-4gc7-qcvf-38wg In OpenClaw, manually adding sort to tools.exec.safeBins could bypass allowlist approval via --compress-program

• npm openclaw: < 2026.2.22 → fixed in 2026.2.22

Summary This issue applies to a non-default configuration only. If `sort` is manually added to `tools.exec.safeBins`, OpenClaw could treat `sort --compress-program=` as valid safe-bin usage. In `security=allowlist` + `ask=on-miss`, this could satisfy allowlist checks and skip operator approval, while GNU `sort` may invoke an external program via `--compress-program`. Affected Packages / Versions • Ecosystem: npm • Package: `openclaw` • Affected: `= 2026.2.22` Default Installations Default installs are not impacted by this specific path because `sort` is not included in default `tools.exec.safeBins`. Impact • Type: approval/allowlist bypass in optional safe-bin configuration • Scope: deployments that explicitly include `sort` in `tools.exec.safeBins` and use `allowlist + ask=on-miss` • Consequence: an external program may run under the OpenClaw process context without expected approval Technical Details • `sort` safe-bin profile allowed `--compress-program` as a value flag. • Safe-bin satisfaction could therefore mark allowlist checks as satisfied. • In `ask=on-miss`, satisfied allowlist checks skip approval prompts. Fix • Block `--compress-program` in safe-bin sort policy. • Add unit and e2e regression coverage for `sort --compress-program` denial in safe-bin mode. Fix Commit(s) • `57fbbaebca4d34d17549accf6092ae26eb7b605c` OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.