Description
OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incomplete environment-variable sanitizer in system.run that fails to block GIT_CONFIG_*, DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS, and JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS variables. Attackers with gateway or agent access can supply these variables to allowlisted tools like git, dotnet, or java to load attacker-controlled code and achieve arbitrary code execution.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incomplete environment-variable sanitizer in system.run that fails to block GIT_CONFIG_*, DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS, and JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS variables. Attackers with gateway or agent access can supply these variables to allowlisted tools like git, dotnet, or java to load attacker-controlled code and achieve arbitrary code execution.
Title OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via Environment Override
Weaknesses CWE-184
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:33:24.196Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T15:44:45.389Z

Link: CVE-2026-101884

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-30T20:17:20.663

Modified: 2026-09-30T20:17:20.663

Link: CVE-2026-101884

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Updated: 2026-09-30T20:30:18Z

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