OpenClaw: Docker container escape via unvalidated bind mount config injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, a configuration injection issue in the Docker tool sandbox could allow dangerous Docker options (bind mounts, host networking, unconfined profiles) to be applied, enabling container escape or host data access. OpenClaw 2026.2.15 blocks dangerous sandbox Docker settings and includes runtime enforcement when building `docker create` args; config-schema validation for `network=host`, `seccompProfile=unconfined`, `apparmorProfile=unconfined`; and security audit findings to surface dangerous sandbox docker config. As a workaround, do not configure `agents.*.sandbox.docker.binds` to mount system directories or Docker socket paths, keep `agents.*.sandbox.docker.network` at `none` (default) or `bridge`, and do not use `unconfined` for seccomp/AppArmor profiles.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | openclaw | before 2026.2.15 | 2026.2.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openclaw (npm) | before 2026.2.15 | 2026.2.15 | Patch available | GHSA-w235-x559-36mg |
- openclaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.15 Fixed in 2026.2.15 Patch available CNA
- openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.15 Fixed in 2026.2.15 Patch available GHSA-w235-x559-36mg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA openclaw (openclaw) Fixed in 2026.2.15
- Fix · GHSA-w235-x559-36mg openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27002
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w235-x559-36mg
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Patch 2
More Openclaw vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-27002 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27002 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w235-x559-36mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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