CVE-2026-27001

HIGH EPSS 10.6%
Published Feb 20, 20264mo ago · Modified Feb 20, 20264mo ago
8.6 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Feb 20, 2026 4mo ago
Last Modified Feb 20, 2026 4mo ago

Description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.2.15, OpenClaw embedded the current working directory (workspace path) into the agent system prompt without sanitization. If an attacker can cause OpenClaw to run inside a directory whose name contains control/format characters (for example newlines or Unicode bidi/zero-width markers), those characters could break the prompt structure and inject attacker-controlled instructions. Starting in version 2026.2.15, the workspace path is sanitized before it is embedded into any LLM prompt output, stripping Unicode control/format characters and explicit line/paragraph separators. Workspace path resolution also applies the same sanitization as defense-in-depth.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.6
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-77 Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.2.15

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6254e96acf16e70ceccc8f9b2abecee44d606f79
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.15
    ProductRelease Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4
    Vendor AdvisoryPatch

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6254e96acf16e70ceccc8f9b2abecee44d606f79
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4
    Vendor AdvisoryPatch