Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.15


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15317321
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed18 Feb 2026
  • creditAether AI

Introduced: 18 Feb 2026

NewCVE-2026-27001  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.15 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to embedding the current working directory path into LLM prompts without sanitization. An attacker can manipulate agent behavior or cause disclosure of sensitive information by placing the application in a directory with specially crafted control or format characters in its name.

References

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