VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-22177

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-03-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting

Primary references