Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-32056

CVE-2026-32056

OpenClaw OpenClaw — OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Remote Code Execution via Shell Startup Environment Variable Injection in system.run

EPSS 0.6%CVSS 9.8

critical.is priorityof 100

CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 47.8.477 × 209.5 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 fail to sanitize shell startup environment variables HOME and ZDOTDIR in the system.run function, allowing attackers to bypass command allowlist protections. Remote attackers can inject malicious startup files such as .bash_profile or .zshenv to achieve arbitrary code execution before allowlist-evaluated commands are executed.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

OpenClaw< 2026.2.222026.2.22CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

VulnCheck (CNA)7.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

VulnCheck (CNA)7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

advisorygithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-xgf2-vxv2-rrmg patchgithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2c7114ed39a547ab6276e1e933029b9530ee906 writeupvulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-remote-code-execution-via-shell-startup-environment-variable-injection-in-system-run