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TI-2026-24545 Aliases CVE-2026-32003GHSA-2fgq-7j6h-9rm4

OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Remote Code Execution via SHELLOPTS/PS4 Environment Injection in system.run

Priority LOW 36CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
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-78.

Summary

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an environment variable injection vulnerability in the system.run function that allows attackers to bypass command allowlist restrictions via SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables. An attacker who can invoke system.run with request-scoped environment variables can execute arbitrary shell commands outside the intended allowlisted command body through bash xtrace expansion.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00563 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.2.22openclaw (npm): 2026.2.22

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.2.222026.2.22Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.2.222026.2.22Patch availableGHSA-2fgq-7j6h-9rm4
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.2.22 Fixed in 2026.2.22 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.2.22 Fixed in 2026.2.22 Patch available GHSA-2fgq-7j6h-9rm4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.2.22VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.2.22 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.2.22
  • Fix · GHSA-2fgq-7j6h-9rm4 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.2.22 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.2.22

    15 records Highest priority Priority LOW 15 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-23341 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Authorization Bypass via allow-always Wrapper PersistencePriority LOW 34
    • TI-2026-24573 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Arbitrary Shell Execution via Unvalidated SHELL Environment VariablePriority LOW 33
    • TI-2026-24562 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Authorization Bypass via Display Name Collision in Feishu allowFromPriority LOW 33

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32003
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fgq-7j6h-9rm4
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

  • 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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