Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-4039OpenClaw Skill Env applySkillConfigenvOverrides code injection
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity code injection in OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in OpenClaw 2026.2.19-2. This vulnerability affects the function applySkillConfigenvOverrides of the component Skill Env Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2026.2.21-beta.1 is able to resolve this issue. This patch is called 8c9f35cdb51692b650ddf05b259ccdd75cc9a83c. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | 2026.2.21 | GHSA-82g8-464f-2mv7 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94, CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-350651 | OpenClaw Skill Env applySkillConfigenvOverrides code injection vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-350651 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #769580 | openclaw OpenClaw 2026.2.19-2 Code Injection third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-82g8-464f-2mv7 related
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8c9f35cdb51692b650ddf05b259ccdd75cc9a83c patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.21-beta.1 patch
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ product