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CVE-2026-22177

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00025
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-15External Control of System or Configuration Setting
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Affected Products & Versions

1
openclaw< 2026.2.21
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm openclaw MODERATE fixed in 2026.2.21
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · disclosure@vulncheck.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Mar 2026 · 02:16 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j9-w4cp-6wgr
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-varsThird Party Advisory
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