CVE-2026-101884

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 4.0

7.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 40% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-184

Published

2026-09-30

Modified

2026-10-01

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/blob/v0.6.12/src/OpenClaw.Shared/ExecEnvSanitizer.cs#L15-L50
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/commit/261ba11aaad671834ad141bb85101b50cf1a38f6
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/releases/tag/v2026.7.1
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw-windows-node/security/advisories/GHSA-39cf-qcfw-g8pg
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-windows-node-before-2026.7.1-remote-code-execution-via-environment-override

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