Untrusted Search Path Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.7.1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-21709012
- published25 Oct 2026
- disclosed26 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 26 Sep 2026
CVE-2026-100584 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.7.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Untrusted Search Path via PowerShell command analysis on Windows hosts running in exec allowlist mode, which resolves and approves an executable from PATH but subsequently executes a same-named executable located in the workspace directory. An attacker who can place an executable with an approved basename into an agent-writable workspace and steer an approved PowerShell command that uses a bare executable name can cause the runtime to run the workspace file instead of the allowlisted path, executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the Gateway or node-host user. The issue does not require replacement of the approved executable itself.
Note: This is only exploitable on Windows hosts running in exec allowlist mode where lower-trust content can write an executable into an agent-writable workspace and influence an approved PowerShell command that uses a bare executable name.
Workaround
Avoid bare executable names inside approved PowerShell commands and keep executable files out of agent-writable workspaces.