CVE-2026-22177

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.1

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMar 18, 2026

First seenMar 18, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-15CWE-15

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.2.21 or later
openclaw2026.2.21 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4

Vendor advisories

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.2.21	2026.2.21
openclawnpm	v < 2026.2.21	2026.2.21

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