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TI-2026-64740 Aliases CVE-2026-100580GHSA-mq3g-mch3-5cqc

OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via cron tool

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-178Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.7.1 improperly handles case sensitivity in the model-facing cron tool: a mixed-case payload kind can pass the agent-facing shell-execution guard and later normalize into a command job. An actor able to steer a tool-enabled agent can therefore create a persistent cron job that executes attacker-selected commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process user, resulting in access to host files and credentials and impact to scheduled service availability. The issue is limited to cron jobs created or edited through the model-facing cron tool; direct CLI and authorized Gateway scheduling surfaces are trusted operator controls. Fixed in 2026.7.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00343 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.7.1

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 2026.7.12026.7.1Patch availableCNA
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.7.1 Fixed in 2026.7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.7.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.7.1

    19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-64749 OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Sandbox Bypass via Browser NodePriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-64759 OpenClaw 2026.5.1 before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via googlemeet.chromePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-64757 OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Path Traversal via Filesystem RacePriority LOW 39
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100580
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mq3g-mch3-5cqc
  3. 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-07590 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Environment Variable Information Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.set CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65188 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass 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
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Sources

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