CVE-2026-22177 | OpenClaw up to 2026.2.20 Gateway Service NODE_OPTIONS external control of setting (GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7)

VDB-351471 · CVE-2026-22177 · GHSA-8FMP-37RC-P5G7 OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.2.20 GATEWAY SERVICE NODE_OPTIONS EXTERNAL CONTROL OF SETTING HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.1 $0-$5k 0.18+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.20. Affected is an unknown function of the component Gateway Service. Performing a manipulation of the argument NODE_OPTIONS results in external control of setting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-22177. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.2.20. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Gateway Service. The manipulation of the argument NODE_OPTIONS with an unknown input leads to a external control of setting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-15. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 fail to filter dangerous process-control environment variables from config env.vars, allowing startup-time code execution. Attackers can inject variables like NODE_OPTIONS or LD_* through configuration to execute arbitrary code in the OpenClaw gateway service runtime context. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22177 since 01/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. Upgrading to version 2026.2.21 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4 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 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: 5.2 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1 VulDB Base Score: 4.4 VulDB Temp Score: 4.2 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.1 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: External control of setting CWE: CWE-15 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 2026.2.21 Patch: 2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4 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-8fmp-37rc-p5g7 Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-22177 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22177 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351471 Entryinfo Created: 03/18/2026 07:06 Changes: 03/18/2026 07:06 (79) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:96C:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸