Arbitrary Code Execution

openclaw is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is due to improper trusted-prefix fallback logic in shell-env for the $SHELL environment variable, which allows an attacker to influence $SHELL and execute attacker-controlled binaries on systems with writable trusted-prefix...

The vulnerability of the shell-env package for the AI agent OpenClaw (formerly known as ClawdBot or MoltBot) allows a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the shell-env package for the AI agent OpenClaw formerly known as ClawdBot or MoltBot lies in the inclusion of functions from an unverified and uncontrolled area. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code...

EUVD-2026-12730

OpenClaw version 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.23 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in shell-env that allows attackers to execute attacker-controlled binaries by exploiting trusted-prefix fallback logic for the $SHELL variable. An attacker can influence the $SHELL environment variable...

CVE-2026-22217

OpenClaw version 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in shell-env that allows attackers to execute attacker-controlled binaries by exploiting trusted-prefix fallback logic for the $SHELL variable. An attacker can influence the $SHELL environment variabl...

CVE-2026-22217: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

OpenClaw version 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.23 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in shell-env that allows attackers to execute attacker-controlled binaries by exploiting trusted-prefix fallback logic for the $SHELL variable. An attacker can influence the $SHELL environment variabl...

OpenClaw: shell-env trusted-prefix fallback allowed attacker-controlled binary execution via $SHELL

Summary shell-env fallback trusted prefix-based executable paths for $SHELL, allowing execution of attacker-controlled binaries in local/runtime-env influence scenarios. Details In affected versions, shell selection accepted either: 1. a shell listed in /etc/shells, or 2. any executable under...

OpenClaw's shell env fallback trusts unvalidated SHELL path from host environment

The shell environment fallback path could invoke an attacker-controlled shell when SHELL was inherited from an untrusted host environment. In affected builds, shell-env loading used $SHELL -l -c 'env -0' without validating that SHELL points to a trusted executable. In threat-model terms, this...