External Control of System or Configuration Setting in OpenClaw - #VU128839
Published: May 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128839
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-15
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute unintended shell commands.
The vulnerability exists due to external control of system or configuration settings in spawned shell command execution paths when attacker-controlled environment values are inherited by shell startup processing. A local privileged user can supply crafted BASH_ENV or ENV values to execute unintended shell commands.
Exploitation requires influence over configuration or environment inputs.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.