| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 6.1) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-03-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.2.19 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.19 |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in Windows Scheduled Task script generation where environment variables are written to gateway.cmd using unquoted set KEY=VALUE assignments, allowing shell metacharacters to break out of assignment context. Attackers can inject arbitrary commands through environment variable values containing metacharacters like &, |, ^, %, or ! to achieve command execution when the scheduled task script is generated and executed.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.19or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-22176
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dafe52e8cf1a041d898cfb304a485fa05e5f58fb
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-unescaped-environment-variables-in-windows-scheduled-task
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