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CVE-2026-22177

Published: Mar 18, 2026

Modified: Apr 8, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.1

MEDIUM

Description

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.

VendorProductVersions

OpenClaw

OpenClaw

affected
0 - < 2026.2.21
unaffected
2026.2.21

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-15

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

References

Patch Commit
vendor-advisory

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