Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.19
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published4 Mar 2026
- disclosed3 Mar 2026
- credittdjackey
Introduced: 3 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-31994 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.2.19 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output via the script generation process in Windows deployments due to improper handling of command-line arguments in gateway.cmd. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands in the context of the scheduled task by supplying specially crafted arguments containing command-line metacharacters or line breaks.