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GHSA-6F6J-WX9W-FF4J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-02 21:55 – Updated: 2026-03-20 21:36

Summary

CpenClaw's ACPX Windows wrapper shell fallback allowed cwd injection in specific paths

Details

Summary

On Windows ACPX paths, wrapper resolution for .cmd/.bat could fall back to shell execution in ways that allowed cwd influence to alter execution behavior.

Impact

In affected Windows ACPX configurations, this could enable command execution integrity loss through cwd-influenced wrapper resolution.

Fix

Wrapper resolution now prefers explicit PATH/PATHEXT entrypoint resolution and unwrapped Node/EXE execution, with strict fail-closed handling enabled by default for unresolvable wrapper cases.

Affected and Patched Versions

Affected: >= 2026.2.26, < 2026.3.1
Patched: 2026.3.1

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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        "name": "openclaw"
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2026.2.26"
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              "fixed": "2026.3.1"
            }
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  "aliases": [
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  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-78"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-02T21:55:05Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nOn Windows ACPX paths, wrapper resolution for `.cmd`/`.bat` could fall back to shell execution in ways that allowed `cwd` influence to alter execution behavior.\n\n### Impact\nIn affected Windows ACPX configurations, this could enable command execution integrity loss through cwd-influenced wrapper resolution.\n\n### Fix\nWrapper resolution now prefers explicit PATH/PATHEXT entrypoint resolution and unwrapped Node/EXE execution, with strict fail-closed handling enabled by default for unresolvable wrapper cases.\n\n### Affected and Patched Versions\n- Affected: `\u003e= 2026.2.26, \u003c 2026.3.1`\n- Patched: `2026.3.1`",
  "id": "GHSA-6f6j-wx9w-ff4j",
  "modified": "2026-03-20T21:36:39Z",
  "published": "2026-03-02T21:55:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-6f6j-wx9w-ff4j"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31999"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-current-working-directory-injection-via-windows-wrapper-resolution-fallback"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "CpenClaw\u0027s ACPX Windows wrapper shell fallback allowed cwd injection in specific paths"
}

CVE-2026-31999 (GCVE-0-2026-31999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 01:00 – Updated: 2026-03-23 16:56 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw 2026.2.26 < 2026.3.1 - Current Working Directory Injection via Windows Wrapper Resolution Fallback

Summary

OpenClaw versions 2026.2.26 prior to 2026.3.1 on Windows contain a current working directory injection vulnerability in wrapper resolution for .cmd/.bat files that allows attackers to influence execution behavior through cwd manipulation. Remote attackers can exploit improper shell execution fallback mechanisms to achieve command execution integrity loss by controlling the current working directory during wrapper resolution.

Severity

5.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-cur…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 2026.2.26 , < 2026.3.1 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.1 (semver)

Date Public

2026-03-02 00:00

Credits

tdjackey

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6F6J-WX9W-FF4J

Summary

Impact

Fix

Affected and Patched Versions

CVE-2026-31999 (GCVE-0-2026-31999)

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