# CVE-2026-26323: OpenClaw has a command injection in maintainer clawtributors updater

- Also known as: GHSA-M7X8-2W3W-PR42
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.2.14
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-02-20

## Affected

- openclaw: from 2026.1.8, fixed in 2026.2.14
- openclaw (npm): from 2026.1.8, fixed in 2026.2.14

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.14) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m7x8-2w3w-pr42
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a429380e337152746031d290432a4b93aa553d55
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14

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