| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | high (CVSS 7.5) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-09-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-01 |
| Affected versions | < 2026.7.1 read from the advisory text: NVD has not published CPE data yet |
| Fixed in | 2026.7.1 |
| Weakness | CWE-184 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incomplete environment-variable sanitizer in system.run that fails to block GIT_CONFIG_*, DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS, and JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS variables. Attackers with gateway or agent access can supply these variables to allowlisted tools like git, dotnet, or java to load attacker-controlled code and achieve arbitrary code execution.
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-2026-101884
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/blob/v0.6.12/src/OpenClaw.Shared/ExecEnvSanitizer.cs#L15-L50
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/commit/261ba11aaad671834ad141bb85101b50cf1a38f6
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/releases/tag/v2026.7.1
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/security/advisories/GHSA-39cf-qcfw-g8pg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-windows-node-before-2026.7.1-remote-code-execution-via-environment-override
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