OS Command Injection in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-26323
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129497
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26323
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in scripts/update-clawtributors.ts when processing git log author metadata and interpolating a derived GitHub login into a shell command. A local user can craft a malicious commit author email to execute arbitrary commands.
The issue is triggered when a contributor, maintainer, or CI environment runs bun scripts/update-clawtributors.ts from a source checkout.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-26323
Install security update from vendor's website.