CVE-2026-31995

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension's Windows shell fallback mechanism that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands through tool-provided arguments. When spawn failures trigger shell fallback with shell: true, attackers can exploit cmd.exe command interpretation to execute malicious commands by controlling workflow arguments.

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension's Windows shell fallback mechanism that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands through tool-provided arguments. When spawn failures trigger shell fallback with shell: true, attackers can exploit cmd.exe command interpretation to execute malicious commands by controlling workflow arguments.

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-fg3m-vhrr-8gj6. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension's Windows shell fallback mechanism that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands through tool-provided arguments. When spawn failures trigger shell fallback with shell: true, attackers can exploit cmd.exe command interpretation to execute malicious commands by controlling workflow arguments.

Summary

On Windows, the Lobster extension previously retried certain spawn failures (ENOENT/EINVAL) with shell: true for wrapper compatibility. In that fallback path, tool-provided arguments could be interpreted by cmd.exe if fallback was triggered.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Latest published version at triage: 2026.2.17
• Affected range: >= 2026.1.21 <= 2026.2.17
• Patched version: 2026.2.19 (pre-set for next release)

Fix

The Windows shell fallback was removed. Wrapper compatibility is preserved by resolving .cmd/.bat shims to a concrete Node entrypoint (or executable) and executing with explicit argv (no shell). If a safe entrypoint cannot be resolved, execution now fails closed with a guided error.

Fix Commit(s)

• ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916

Severity Context

This issue requires Windows plus fallback-triggering conditions, and argument control through a local operator-defined workflow.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension's Windows shell fallback mechanism that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands through tool-provided arguments. When spawn failures trigger shell fallback with shell: true, attackers can exploit cmd.exe command interpretation to execute malicious commands by controlling workflow arguments.

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension's Windows shell fallback mechanism that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands through tool-provided arguments. When spawn failures trigger shell fallback with shell: true, attackers can exploit cmd.exe command interpretation to execute malicious commands by controlling workflow arguments.

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-fg3m-vhrr-8gj6. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.21 prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension's Windows shell fallback mechanism that allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands through tool-provided arguments. When spawn failures trigger shell fallback with shell: true, attackers can exploit cmd.exe command interpretation to execute malicious commands by controlling workflow arguments.

Summary

On Windows, the Lobster extension previously retried certain spawn failures (ENOENT/EINVAL) with shell: true for wrapper compatibility. In that fallback path, tool-provided arguments could be interpreted by cmd.exe if fallback was triggered.

Affected Packages / Versions

• Package: openclaw (npm)
• Latest published version at triage: 2026.2.17
• Affected range: >= 2026.1.21 <= 2026.2.17
• Patched version: 2026.2.19 (pre-set for next release)

Fix

The Windows shell fallback was removed. Wrapper compatibility is preserved by resolving .cmd/.bat shims to a concrete Node entrypoint (or executable) and executing with explicit argv (no shell). If a safe entrypoint cannot be resolved, execution now fails closed with a guided error.

Fix Commit(s)

• ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916

Severity Context

This issue requires Windows plus fallback-triggering conditions, and argument control through a local operator-defined workflow.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.