PT-2026-25501 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-03-03 · Updated 2026-03-03

OSV

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Summary

system.run environment sanitization allowed shell-startup env overrides (HOME, ZDOTDIR) that can execute attacker-controlled startup files before allowlist-evaluated command bodies.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Affected: <= 2026.2.21-2 (latest published vulnerable version)
• Planned patched version: >= 2026.2.22

Technical Details

In affected versions:

• Env sanitization blocked many dangerous keys, but not startup-sensitive override keys (HOME, ZDOTDIR) in host exec env paths.
• Shell-wrapper analysis for allowlist mode models command bodies, but not shell startup side effects.
• Runtime execution used sanitized env, so attacker-provided startup-key overrides could run hidden startup payloads first.

Observed exploit vectors:

• HOME + bash -lc + malicious .bash profile
• ZDOTDIR + zsh -c + malicious .zshenv

Fix Commit(s)

• c2c7114ed39a547ab6276e1e933029b9530ee906

Release Process Note

patched versions is pre-set to the planned next release (>= 2026.2.22). After the npm release is published, this advisory can be published directly.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

CWE-15

Related Identifiers

GHSA-XGF2-VXV2-RRMG

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-xgf2-vxv2-rrmg · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32056 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2c7114ed39a547ab6276e1e933029b9530ee906 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xgf2-vxv2-rrmg · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-remote-code-execution-via-shell-startup-environment-variable-injection-in-system-run · Note