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Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00394,"percentile":0.33999,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-15"],"published":"2026-03-03T19:53:02Z","modified":"2026-11-08T14:01:09Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.21"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.21"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.21"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j9-w4cp-6wgr","tags":["vendor-advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22177","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/22xxx/CVE-2026-22177.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-22177","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.21 - Environment Variable Injection via Config env.vars","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-18T01:34:21.592Z","modified":"2026-11-08T14:01:09.488Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-15"],"updated_at":"2026-11-08T15:43:32.737211Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-12720","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-18T01:34:21Z","modified":"2026-11-08T14:01:09Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-08T15:13:09.785497Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7","title":"OpenClaw's config env vars allowed startup env injection into service runtime","description":"### Summary\nOpenClaw allowed dangerous process-control environment variables from `env.vars` (for example `NODE_OPTIONS`, `LD_*`, `DYLD_*`) to flow into gateway service runtime environments, enabling startup-time code execution in the OpenClaw process context.\n\n### Details\n`collectConfigEnvVars()` accepted unfiltered keys from config and those values were merged into the daemon install environment in `buildGatewayInstallPlan()`. Before the fix, startup-control variables were not blocked in this path.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published affected version: `2026.2.19-2` (published February 19, 2026)\n- Affected range (structured): `\u003c=2026.2.19-2 || =2026.2.19`\n- Patched version (pre-set for next release): `\u003e= 2026.2.21`\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.21`). Once that npm release is published, this advisory is ready to publish without further content edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T19:53:02Z","modified":"2026-04-08T19:26:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-15"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:51.193071Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-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. 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Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-18T01:34:21.592Z","modified":"2026-11-09T02:30:40.923899169Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-15"],"updated_at":"2026-11-09T03:16:44.651171Z"},{"id":"GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7","title":"OpenClaw's config env vars allowed startup env injection into service runtime","description":"### Summary\nOpenClaw allowed dangerous process-control environment variables from `env.vars` (for example `NODE_OPTIONS`, `LD_*`, `DYLD_*`) to flow into gateway service runtime environments, enabling startup-time code execution in the OpenClaw process context.\n\n### Details\n`collectConfigEnvVars()` accepted unfiltered keys from config and those values were merged into the daemon install environment in `buildGatewayInstallPlan()`. Before the fix, startup-control variables were not blocked in this path.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published affected version: `2026.2.19-2` (published February 19, 2026)\n- Affected range (structured): `\u003c=2026.2.19-2 || =2026.2.19`\n- Patched version (pre-set for next release): `\u003e= 2026.2.21`\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the planned next release (`2026.2.21`). Once that npm release is published, this advisory is ready to publish without further content edits.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T19:53:02Z","modified":"2026-07-08T07:14:01.457879441Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-15"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:42.437513Z"}]}}