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TI-2026-17786 Aliases CVE-2026-22176GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph

OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Unescaped Environment Variables in Windows Scheduled Task Script Generation

Priority LOW 32CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in Windows Scheduled Task script generation where environment variables are written to gateway.cmd using unquoted set KEY=VALUE assignments, allowing shell metacharacters to break out of assignment context. Attackers can inject arbitrary commands through environment variable values containing metacharacters like &, |, ^, %, or ! to achieve command execution when the scheduled task script is generated and executed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00677 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.2.19openclaw (npm): 2026.2.19

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.2.192026.2.19Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.2.192026.2.19Patch availableGHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.19 Fixed in 2026.2.19 Patch available GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.2.19VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.2.19 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.19
  • Fix · GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.19 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.2.19

    9 records Highest priority Priority LOW 9 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-24571 OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Sensitive File Disclosure via stageSandboxMedia Path TraversalPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-24556 OpenClaw 2026.1.21 < 2026.2.19 - PATH Hijacking Bypass in tools.exec.safeBins Allowlist ValidationPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2026-24536 OS command injection in OpenClawPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22176
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj5x-38rw-6fph
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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