OS Command Injection in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-24763
Published: May 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129503
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24763
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-24763
Install security update from vendor's website.