PT-2026-26008 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Tdjackey · Published 2026-03-18 · Updated 2026-03-18 · CVE-2026-22177

NVD

CVSS v3.1

6.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

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.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-15

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-22177

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 4

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22177 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7 · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars · Note