| 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) | 2026-03-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw < 2026.2.21 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.21 |
| Weakness | CWE-15 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
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.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.21or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-22177
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j9-w4cp-6wgr
Read more
Other OpenClaw CVEs
Nexting pinclaw OpenClaw channel plugin through 0.3.0 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in src/core/http-router.ts that skips...
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incomplete environment-variable sanitizer in system.run that fails to block GIT_CONFIG_*,...
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the system.run exec-approval policy where ExecShe...
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an allocation of resources without limits vulnerability in the gateway WebSocket transport th...
OpenClaw Windows Node through 2026.9.4 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the canvas.present capability that bypasses U...
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incomplete validation vulnerability in system.execApprovals.set that accepts wildcard-exec...