| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | high (CVSS 8.8) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-09-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-05 |
| Affected versions | < 2026.7.1 read from the advisory text: NVD has not published CPE data yet |
| Fixed in | 2026.7.1 |
| Weakness | CWE-178 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.7.1 improperly handles case sensitivity in the model-facing cron tool: a mixed-case payload kind can pass the agent-facing shell-execution guard and later normalize into a command job. An actor able to steer a tool-enabled agent can therefore create a persistent cron job that executes attacker-selected commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process user, resulting in access to host files and credentials and impact to scheduled service availability. The issue is limited to cron jobs created or edited through the model-facing cron tool; direct CLI and authorized Gateway scheduling surfaces are trusted operator controls. Fixed in 2026.7.1.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.7.1or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-100580
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8xxh-v4vc-qvm4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-before-2026.7.1-remote-code-execution-via-cron-tool
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