What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-26323?

CVE-2026-26323 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of Node.js are affected by CVE-2026-26323?

OpenClaw versions 2026.1.8 through 2026.2.13 contain a command injection vulnerability in a developer maintenance script that could allow unauthorized code execution.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-26323?

Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running OpenClaw versions 2026.1.8-2026.2.13 and restrict access to the scripts/update-clawtributors.ts script. Within 7 days: Apply the available patch to all affected instances and validate successful deployment. Within 30 days: Conduct a security audit of affected systems to confirm no unauthorized access occurred and review access logs for suspicious activity.

Node.js CVE-2026-26323

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2026-02-19 security-advisories@github.com

GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42

Command Injection Node.js Github AI / ML Openclaw

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:03 vuln.today

Patch released

Feb 20, 2026 - 19:06 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 19, 2026 - 23:16 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Versions 2026.1.8 through 2026.2.13 have a command injection in the maintainer/dev script scripts/update-clawtributors.ts. The issue 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. 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. Version 2026.2.14 contains a patch.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary command execution in OpenClaw versions 2026.1.8 through 2026.2.13 allows attackers to execute shell commands when developers or CI systems run the update-clawtributors.ts maintenance script on repositories containing malicious commit metadata. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized interpolation of git author emails into shell commands via execSync, exploitable only by those with access to the development environment or source repository. Version 2026.2.14 patches the issue.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection). Affects Openclaw. OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Versions 2026.1.8 through 2026.2.13 have a command injection in the maintainer/dev script scripts/update-clawtributors.ts. The issue 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 execute