CVE-2026-22217 | OpenClaw up to 2026.2.22 Environment Variable /opt/homebrew/bin SHELL inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere (GHSA-p4wh-cr8m-gm6c)

VDB-351477 · CVE-2026-22217 · GHSA-P4WH-CR8M-GM6C OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.2.22 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE /OPT/HOMEBREW/BIN SHELL INCLUSION OF FUNCTIONALITY FROM UNTRUSTED CONTROL SPHERE HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.4 $0-$5k 0.44+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.22. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /opt/homebrew/bin of the component Environment Variable Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument SHELL results in inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-22217. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.22. This affects an unknown function of the file /opt/homebrew/bin of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation of the argument SHELL with an unknown input leads to a inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-829. The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: OpenClaw version 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.23 contain an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in shell-env that allows attackers to execute attacker-controlled binaries by exploiting trusted-prefix fallback logic for the $SHELL variable. An attacker can influence the $SHELL environment variable on systems with writable trusted-prefix directories such as /opt/homebrew/bin to execute arbitrary binaries in the OpenClaw process context. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22217 since 01/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. Upgrading to version 2026.2.23 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ff10fe8b91670044a6bb0cd85deb736a0ec8fb55 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Name OpenClaw Version 2026.2.0 2026.2.1 2026.2.2 2026.2.3 2026.2.4 2026.2.5 2026.2.6 2026.2.7 2026.2.8 2026.2.9 2026.2.10 2026.2.11 2026.2.12 2026.2.13 2026.2.14 2026.2.15 2026.2.16 2026.2.17 2026.2.18 2026.2.19 2026.2.20 2026.2.21 2026.2.22 License open-source Website Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4 VulDB Base Score: 3.6 VulDB Temp Score: 3.5 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 5.3 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere CWE: CWE-829 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.2.23 Patch: ff10fe8b91670044a6bb0cd85deb736a0ec8fb55 Timelineinfo 01/06/2026 CVE reserved 03/18/2026 +71 days Advisory disclosed 03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-p4wh-cr8m-gm6c Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-22217 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22217 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351477 Entryinfo Created: 03/18/2026 07:07 Changes: 03/18/2026 07:07 (80) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:4D6:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸