| Component | OpenClaw |
| Severity | high (CVSS 8.8) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | openclaw >= 2026.1.8, < 2026.2.14 |
| Fixed in | 2026.2.14 |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Versions 2026.1.8 through 2026.2.13 have a command injection in the maintainer/dev script `scripts/update-clawtributors.ts`. The issue affects contributors/maintainers (or CI) who run `bun scripts/update-clawtributors.ts` in a source checkout that contains a malicious commit author email (e.g. crafted `@users[.]noreply[.]github[.]com` values). Normal CLI usage is not affected (`npm i -g openclaw`): this script is not part of the shipped CLI and is not executed during routine operation. The script derived a GitHub login from `git log` author metadata and interpolated it into a shell command (via `execSync`). A malicious commit record could inject shell metacharacters and execute arbitrary commands when the script is run. Version 2026.2.14 contains a patch.
What to do
- Upgrade OpenClaw to
2026.2.14or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-26323
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14
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