OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. Prior to 2026.1.29, a command injection vulnerability existed in OpenClaw’s Docker sandbox execution mechanism due to unsafe handling of the PATH environment variable when constructing shell commands. An authenticated user able to control environment variables could influence command execution within the container context. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.29.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mc68-q9jw-2h3v OpenClaw/Clawdbot Docker Execution has Authenticated Command Injection via PATH Environment Variable
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Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. Prior to 2026.1.29, a command injection vulnerability existed in OpenClaw’s Docker sandbox execution mechanism due to unsafe handling of the PATH environment variable when constructing shell commands. An authenticated user able to control environment variables could influence command execution within the container context. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.29.
Title Authenticated Command Injection in OpenClaw Docker Execution via PATH Environment Variable
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-04T16:53:56.345Z

Reserved: 2026-01-26T21:06:47.867Z

Link: CVE-2026-24763

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-04T15:54:32.737Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-02T23:16:08.593

Modified: 2026-02-03T16:44:03.343

Link: CVE-2026-24763

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-04T12:17:33Z

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