Описание
OpenClaw's config env vars allowed startup env injection into service runtime
Summary
OpenClaw allowed dangerous process-control environment variables from env.vars (for example NODE_OPTIONS, LD_*, DYLD_*) to flow into gateway service runtime environments, enabling startup-time code execution in the OpenClaw process context.
Details
collectConfigEnvVars() accepted unfiltered keys from config and those values were merged into the daemon install environment in buildGatewayInstallPlan(). Before the fix, startup-control variables were not blocked in this path.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw(npm) - Latest published affected version:
2026.2.19-2(published February 19, 2026) - Affected range (structured):
<=2026.2.19-2 || =2026.2.19 - Patched version (pre-set for next release):
>= 2026.2.21
Fix Commit(s)
2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4
Release Process Note
patched_versions is pre-set to the planned next release (2026.2.21). Once that npm release is published, this advisory is ready to publish without further content edits.
OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
Ссылки
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-w9j9-w4cp-6wgr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22177
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars
Пакеты
openclaw
< 2026.2.21
2026.2.21
Связанные уязвимости
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.
Уязвимость функции collectConfigEnvVars() ИИ-агента OpenClaw (ранее - ClawdBot или MoltBot), позволяющая нарушителю выполнить произвольный код