Command Injection Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.8

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.8 or higher.

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Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-15989072
published12 Apr 2026
disclosed9 Apr 2026
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Introduced: 9 Apr 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.8 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the host-exec process. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by injecting environment variables that influence interpreters, shells, or build tools.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)
Local
Attack Complexity (AC)
Low
Attack Requirements (AT)
Present
Privileges Required (PR)
None
User Interaction (UI)
None

Confidentiality (VC)
None
Integrity (VI)
High
Availability (VA)
None

Confidentiality (SC)
None
Integrity (SI)
None
Availability (SA)
None