OpenClaw up to 2026.8.0 Gmail Setup Flow CLOUDSDK_PYTHON_ARGS privileges management

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in OpenClaw up to 2026.8.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Gmail Setup Flow. The manipulation of the argument CLOUDSDK_PYTHON_ARGS results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-100570. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.8.0. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Gmail Setup Flow. The manipulation of the argument CLOUDSDK_PYTHON_ARGS with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') versions >= 2026.3.28 and < 2026.8.1 allow an untrusted workspace .env file to set the CLOUDSDK_PYTHON_ARGS environment variable. When an operator starts OpenClaw in attacker-controlled workspace content and then runs the Gmail setup flow, that value is inherited when gcloud is launched, and the gcloud launcher passes it as arguments to the trusted Python interpreter. A crafted CLOUDSDK_PYTHON_ARGS value can therefore cause Python to execute attacker-supplied code with the OpenClaw host user's permissions, allowing credentials to be read, files to be modified, or other processes to be started. This issue is fixed in version 2026.8.1; as a workaround, run Gmail setup only from trusted workspaces and clear inherited CLOUDSDK_* variables beforehand.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-100570 since 09/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2026.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• OpenClaw

Version

• 2026.0
• 2026.1
• 2026.2
• 2026.3
• 2026.4
• 2026.5
• 2026.6
• 2026.7
• 2026.8.0

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

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