CVE-2026-101884OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via Environment Override
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, higher than 39% of scored CVEs.
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OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 contains an incomplete environment-variable sanitizer in system.run that fails to block GIT_CONFIG_*, DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS, and JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS variables. Attackers with gateway or agent access can supply these variables to allowlisted tools like git, dotnet, or java to load attacker-controlled code and achieve arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-184
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.47% (percentile 39)
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
OpenClaw OpenClaw Windows Node openclaw:windows_node (from the name) | before 2026.7.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/security/advisories/GHSA-39cf-qcfw-g8pgvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/commit/261ba11aaad671834ad141bb85101b50cf1a38f6patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/releases/tag/v2026.7.1release-notes
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/blob/v0.6.12/src/OpenClaw.Shared/ExecEnvSanitizer.cs#L15-L50technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-windows-node-before-2026.7.1-remote-code-execution-via-environment-overridethird-party-advisory
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