BREW-OPENCLAW-CLI-CVE-20… (GHSA-M7X8-2W3W-PR42)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 17:21 – Updated: 2026-09-20 10:38 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
OpenClaw has a command injection in maintainer clawtributors updater
Details

Summary

Command injection in the maintainer/dev script scripts/update-clawtributors.ts.

Impact

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.

Affected Versions

  • Source checkouts: tags v2026.1.8 through v2026.2.13 (inclusive)
  • Version range (structured): >= 2026.1.8, < 2026.2.14

Details

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.

Fix

  • Fix commit: a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55
  • Planned patched version: 2026.2.14

Credits

Thanks @scanleale and @MegaManSec (https://joshua.hu) of AISLE Research Team for reporting.

Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.2.14"
      },
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    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "registry",
    "upstream_evidence": [
      {
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        "key": "pkg:npm/openclaw@2026.9.5",
        "name": "openclaw",
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      }
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  },
  "details": "### Summary\nCommand injection in the maintainer/dev script `scripts/update-clawtributors.ts`.\n\n### Impact\nAffects 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).\n\nNormal 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.\n\n### Affected Versions\n- Source checkouts: tags `v2026.1.8` through `v2026.2.13` (inclusive)\n- Version range (structured): `\u003e= 2026.1.8, \u003c 2026.2.14`\n\n### Details\nThe 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.\n\n### Fix\n- Fix commit: `a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55`\n- Planned patched version: `2026.2.14`\n\n### Credits\nThanks @scanleale and @MegaManSec (https://joshua.hu) of [AISLE Research Team](https://aisle.com/) for reporting.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-26323",
  "modified": "2026-09-20T10:38:33Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42"
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26323"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw has a command injection in maintainer clawtributors updater",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42",
    "CVE-2026-26323"
  ]
}



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