CVE-2026-27486
MEDIUM
GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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3Description
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.2.13 and below of the OpenClaw CLI, the process cleanup uses system-wide process enumeration and pattern matching to terminate processes without verifying if they are owned by the current OpenClaw process. On shared hosts, unrelated processes can be terminated if they match the pattern. The CLI runner cleanup helpers can kill processes matched by command-line patterns without validating process ownership. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.2.14.
Analysis
OpenClaw CLI versions 2026.2.13 and earlier terminate processes based on command-line pattern matching without verifying process ownership, allowing unrelated processes to be killed on shared hosts. An attacker or unprivileged user on a multi-tenant system could leverage this to disrupt services or cause denial of service by triggering process cleanup routines that match their target applications. …
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Remediation
Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.
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