GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42 OpenClaw has a command injection in maintainer clawtributors updater
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-26323
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- openclaw
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
- Reviewed
- 2026-02-18
Affected packages
• npm openclaw: >= 2026.1.8, < 2026.2.14 → fixed in 2026.2.14
Description
Summary
Command injection in the maintainer/dev script `scripts/update-clawtributors.ts`.
Impact
Affects contributors/maintainers (or CI) who run `bun scripts/update-clawtributors.ts` in a source checkout that contains a malicious commit author email (e.g. crafted `@users.noreply.github.com` values).
Normal CLI usage is not affected (`npm i -g openclaw`): this script is not part of the shipped CLI and is not executed during routine operation.
Affected Versions
• Source checkouts: tags `v2026.1.8` through `v2026.2.13` (inclusive)
• Version range (structured): `>= 2026.1.8, < 2026.2.14`
Details
The script derived a GitHub login from `git log` author metadata and interpolated it into a shell command (via `execSync`). A malicious commit record could inject shell metacharacters and execute arbitrary commands when the script is run.
Fix
• Fix commit: `a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55`
• Planned patched version: `2026.2.14`
Credits
Thanks @scanleale and @MegaManSec (https://joshua.hu) of AISLE Research Team for reporting.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-26323 OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26323 advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55 web
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw package
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14 web