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...

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...