| 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 >= 2026.2.22, < 2026.2.23 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.23 |
| Weakness | CWE-829 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw version 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in shell-env that allows attackers to execute attacker-controlled binaries by exploiting trusted-prefix fallback logic for the $SHELL variable. An attacker can influence the $SHELL environment variable on systems with writable trusted-prefix directories such as /opt/homebrew/bin to execute arbitrary binaries in the OpenClaw process context.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.23or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-22217
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-p4wh-cr8m-gm6c
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ff10fe8b91670044a6bb0cd85deb736a0ec8fb55
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-binary-execution-via-shell-environment-variable-trusted-prefix-fallback
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