OS Command Injection in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-24763
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129503
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24763
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute unintended commands inside the container.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the Docker sandbox execution mechanism when constructing shell commands from a user-controlled PATH environment variable. A remote user can supply a specially crafted PATH environment variable to execute unintended commands inside the container.
Only environments with Docker sandbox mode enabled are vulnerable.
Affected software
OpenClaw
How to mitigate CVE-2026-24763
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenClaw - update to 2026.1.29