Untrusted Search Path Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15372528
  • published4 Mar 2026
  • disclosed3 Mar 2026
  • credittdjackey

Introduced: 3 Mar 2026

New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.22 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Untrusted Search Path via tools.exec.safeBins. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by placing a malicious binary with the same name as a trusted binary in a PATH-derived directory that is trusted by the allowlist mode.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1