OpenClaw/Clawdbot/Moltbot up to 2026.2.13 os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenClaw, Clawdbot and Moltbot up to 2026.2.13. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-26323. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenClaw, Clawdbot and Moltbot up to 2026.2.13. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Versions 2026.1.8 through 2026.2.13 have a command injection in the maintainer/dev script `scripts/update-clawtributors.ts`. The issue 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. 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. Version 2026.2.14 contains a patch.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-26323 since 02/13/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299797 (OpenClaw < 2026.2.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2026.2.14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (299797). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

• Clawdbot
• Moltbot
• 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

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

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