OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.7.1 improperly handles case sensitivity in the model-facing cron tool: a mixed-case payload kind can pass the agent-facing shell-execution guard and later normalize into a command job. An actor able to steer a tool-enabled agent can therefore create a persistent cron job that executes attacker-selected commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process user, resulting in access to host files and credentials and impact to scheduled service availability. The issue is limited to cron jobs created or edited through the model-facing cron tool; direct CLI and authorized Gateway scheduling surfaces are trusted operator controls. Fixed in 2026.7.1.
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| Description | OpenClaw (npm package 'openclaw') before 2026.7.1 improperly handles case sensitivity in the model-facing cron tool: a mixed-case payload kind can pass the agent-facing shell-execution guard and later normalize into a command job. An actor able to steer a tool-enabled agent can therefore create a persistent cron job that executes attacker-selected commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process user, resulting in access to host files and credentials and impact to scheduled service availability. The issue is limited to cron jobs created or edited through the model-facing cron tool; direct CLI and authorized Gateway scheduling surfaces are trusted operator controls. Fixed in 2026.7.1. | |
| Title | OpenClaw before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via cron tool | |
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Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-178 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Openclaw openclaw |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-09-26T02:19:06.136Z
Updated: 2026-10-05T14:55:02.909Z
Reserved: 2026-09-26T01:03:42.740Z
Link: CVE-2026-100580
Updated: 2026-10-05T14:50:42.743Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-09-26T03:17:05.783
Modified: 2026-10-05T15:17:13.500
Link: CVE-2026-100580
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