CVE-2026-22177HIGH 8.8EPSS p28.7%

CVE-2026-22177CVE-2026-22177

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.37% probability of exploitation · percentile 28.7% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-03-18
Last modified2026-04-08

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-15

References

  1. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4
  2. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7
  3. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j9-w4cp-6wgr
  4. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessExternal Control of System or Configuration Settingcwe-150%live

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