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CVE

CVE-2026-22177

OpenClaw's config env vars allowed startup env injection into service runtime
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CVE

CVE-2026-22177

OpenClaw's config env vars allowed startup env injection into service runtime

Summary

OpenClaw 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.

Details

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.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published affected version: 2026.2.19-2 (published February 19, 2026)
  • Affected range (structured): <=2026.2.19-2 || =2026.2.19
  • Patched version (pre-set for next release): >= 2026.2.21

Fix Commit(s)

  • 2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4

Release Process Note

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.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Package Versions Affected

Package Version
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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
6.9
-
4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
C
H
U
0
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
8.4
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Related Resources

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References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j9-w4cp-6wgr, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22177, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars

Severity

8.4

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
8.4
EPSS Probability
0.00025%
EPSS Percentile
0.07181%
Introduced Version
0,2026.2.15,2026.2.6,2026.2.6-1,2026.2.2,2026.1.29-beta.1,2026.1.27-beta.1,2026.1.24,2026.1.9
Fix Available
2026.2.21

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