EUVD-2026-45092
GHSA-q58p-x48c-c32c
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation completeness
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 17, 2026
Privilege escalation and unauthorized action execution in OpenClaw before 2026.6.6 arises from incomplete environment-variable filtering in its host exec path, which fails to strip rustup startup variables before spawning processes. A low-privilege caller (PR:L) with access to lower-trust invocation paths or configured input paths can influence the child process environment to run or persist actions above their intended authorization level, yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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2DescriptionCVE.org
OpenClaw versions before 2026.6.6 contain an environment variable filtering vulnerability in host exec that fails to properly sanitize rustup startup variables. Attackers with lower-trust caller access or configured input paths can execute or persist actions beyond their intended authorization level.
Executive ViewAI
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.6.6 contain a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability enabling low-privilege users to execute actions above their authorization level. Although no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, this vulnerability poses significant operational risk to organizations relying on OpenClaw for process execution, particularly where it handles sensitive operations or data.
Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.6.6 and immediately restrict process execution permissions to administrative accounts only. Within 7 days, implement system-level environment variable filtering to prevent rustup and startup variable injection attacks, and establish monitoring for suspicious child process creation patterns. Within 30 days, establish a patch testing environment and maintain readiness for immediate upgrade to 2026.6.6 once available; in parallel, evaluate process sandboxing and containerization as long-term architectural mitigations.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Implement interim controls: (1) Restrict OpenClaw process invocation to privileged accounts; (2) Deploy system-level environment variable scrubbing for rustup startup variables before child process spawning; (3) Use application sandboxing, containerization, or privilege isolation wrappers; (4) Apply least-privilege principles to all OpenClaw invocation paths; (5) Monitor and log all OpenClaw process creation and environment variable usage; (6) Segment OpenClaw systems from sensitive production infrastructure.
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