OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a command hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to execute unintended binaries by manipulating PATH environment variables through node-host execution or project-local bootstrapping. Attackers with authenticated access to node-host execution surfaces or those running OpenClaw in attacker-controlled directories can place malicious executables in PATH to override allowlisted safe-bin commands and achieve arbitrary command execution.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-jqpq-mgvm-f9r6 | OpenClaw: Command hijacking via unsafe PATH handling (bootstrapping + node-host PATH overrides) |
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History
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.14 contain a command hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to execute unintended binaries by manipulating PATH environment variables through node-host execution or project-local bootstrapping. Attackers with authenticated access to node-host execution surfaces or those running OpenClaw in attacker-controlled directories can place malicious executables in PATH to override allowlisted safe-bin commands and achieve arbitrary command execution. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 - Command Hijacking via Unsafe PATH Handling | |
| First Time appeared |
Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-427 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-05T22:28:27.772Z
Reserved: 2026-03-04T16:16:15.967Z
Link: CVE-2026-29610
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-05T22:16:24.253
Modified: 2026-03-05T22:16:24.253
Link: CVE-2026-29610
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Github GHSA