Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.21
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- published4 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
NewCVE-2026-32063 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.21 or higher.
Overview
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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the renderEnvLines process. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the gateway service user by injecting newline characters and additional systemd directives into environment variable values, which are then written to the generated unit file and executed upon service restart. This is only exploitable if an attacker can control config.env.vars and trigger the install or reinstall process.