Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-25157OpenClaw/Clawdbot has OS Command Injection via Project Root Path in sshNodeCommand

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in openclaw from openclaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. Prior to version 2026.1.29, there is an OS command injection vulnerability via the Project Root Path in sshNodeCommand. The sshNodeCommand function constructed a shell script without properly escaping the user-supplied project path in an error message. When the cd command failed, the unescaped path was interpolated directly into an echo statement, allowing arbitrary command execution on the remote SSH host. The parseSSHTarget function did not validate that SSH target strings could not begin with a dash. An attacker-supplied target like -oProxyCommand=... would be interpreted as an SSH configuration flag rather than a hostname, allowing arbitrary command execution on the local machine. This issue has been patched in version 2026.1.29.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	clawdbot	2026.1.29	GHSA-q284-4pvr-m585

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
openclaw	openclaw	< 2026.1.29

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-q284-4pvr-m585 x_refsource_CONFIRM