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CVE-2026-32056: OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Remote Code Execution via Shell Startup Environment Variable Injection in system.run

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.58% (FIRST EPSS).
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
Fixed version: OpenClaw OpenClaw 2026.2.22.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to OpenClaw OpenClaw 2026.2.22 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 fail to sanitize shell startup environment variables HOME and ZDOTDIR in the system.run function, allowing attackers to bypass command allowlist protections. Remote attackers can inject malicious startup files such as .bash_profile or .zshenv to achieve arbitrary code execution before allowlist-evaluated commands are executed.

HighCVSS 7.7 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available

GHSA-xgf2-vxv2-rrmg

Published: Mar 20, 2026
Updated: Jun 23, 2026
EPSS: 0.5% · 47th percentile
CWE: CWE-78

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Action score

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 30 / 40 · 7.7 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · VulnCheck: 7.7; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
openclaw	openclaw	cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

openclaw openclawbefore 2026.2.22

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

OpenClaw OpenClaw
- 2026.2.22not affected
- before 2026.2.22affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
npm	openclaw	before 2026.2.22	2026.2.22

Same product

openclaw: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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37Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-32054Mar 20, 2026 · OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Symlink Traversal in Browser Trace/Download Path Handling
23Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2026-32055Mar 20, 2026 · OpenClaw < 2026.2.26 - Workspace Path Boundary Bypass via Non-existent Symlink
28Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-32057Mar 20, 2026 · OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Authentication Bypass via Control UI client.id Parameter
24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
OpenClaw OpenClaw	2026.2.22	Vendor (CNA)
npm:openclaw	2026.2.22	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

openclaw/openclawcommit c2c7114

Credits

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Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

tdjackeyreporter

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2026-3291711 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Remote Command Injection via Unsanitized iMessage Attachment Paths in SCP
37Monitor
CVE-2026-2476346 days apartAuthenticated Command Injection in OpenClaw Docker Execution via PATH Environment Variable
37Monitor
CVE-2026-2839115 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.2 - Command Injection via cmd.exe Parsing Bypass in Allowlist Enforcement
36Monitor
CVE-2026-2847015 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.2 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in Double Quotes
36Monitor
CVE-2026-2632329 days apartOpenClaw has a command injection in maintainer clawtributors updater
35Monitor
CVE-2026-2846315 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in Safe Bins Allowlist
34Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2026-320641 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Missing VNC Authentication in Sandbox Browser noVNC Observer
34Monitor
CVE-2026-320450 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Authentication Bypass in HTTP Gateway Routes via Tokenless Tailscale Auth
32Monitor
CVE-2026-320530 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.23 - Twilio Webhook Replay Bypass via Randomized Event ID Normalization
27Monitor
CVE-2026-328960 days apartOpenClaw < 2026.2.21 - Unauthenticated Webhook Access via Passwordless Fallback in BlueBubbles Plugin
25Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const host = req.body.host;
2exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

1const host = req.body.host;
2if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);
3execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC

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References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2c7114ed39a547ab6276e1e933029b9530ee906

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