{"id":"GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4","summary":"OpenClaw: Unsanitized CWD path injection into LLM prompts","details":"## Overview\nOpenClaw embedded the current working directory (workspace path) into the agent system prompt without sanitization. If an attacker can cause OpenClaw to run inside a directory whose name contains control/format characters (for example newlines or Unicode bidi/zero-width markers), those characters could break the prompt structure and inject attacker-controlled instructions.\n\n## Impact\nPrompt injection may alter agent behavior and could lead to unintended tool use or disclosure of sensitive information.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Vulnerable versions: `\u003c 2026.2.15` (latest published vulnerable version as of 2026-02-16: `2026.2.14`)\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.2.15`\n\n## Fix\nThe workspace path is now sanitized before it is embedded into any LLM prompt output, stripping Unicode control/format characters and explicit line/paragraph separators. Workspace path resolution also applies the same sanitization as defense-in-depth.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `6254e96acf16e70ceccc8f9b2abecee44d606f79`\n\nThanks @aether-ai-agent for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-27001"],"modified":"2026-02-20T16:54:10.404629Z","published":"2026-02-18T22:42:29Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-02-18T22:42:29Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-02-20T00:16:16Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-77"],"severity":"HIGH"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27001"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6254e96acf16e70ceccc8f9b2abecee44d606f79"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.15"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.15"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/02/GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4/GHSA-2qj5-gwg2-xwc4.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}