Execution with Unnecessary Privileges Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.15


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15317319
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed18 Feb 2026
  • creditAether AI

Introduced: 18 Feb 2026

NewCVE-2026-27002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.15 or higher.

Overview

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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Execution with Unnecessary Privileges via the sandbox.docker configuration. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to host resources or execute arbitrary commands on the host by injecting unvalidated Docker options such as bind mounts, host networking, or unconfined security profiles.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by avoiding the configuration of agents.*.sandbox.docker.binds to mount system directories or Docker socket paths, keeping agents.*.sandbox.docker.network at none or bridge, and not using unconfined for seccomp/AppArmor profiles.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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