CVE detail
CVE-2026-22177
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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- 0
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Evidence
Source links by recency
4 source links · newest first
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-varswww.vulncheck.com
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Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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