OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Windows Shell Fallback in Lobster Tool Execution
Summary
OpenClaw < 2026.2.19 - Command Injection via Windows Shell Fallback in Lobster Tool Execution
Original description
The description as published by the source.
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension tool execution that uses Windows shell fallback with shell: true after spawn failures. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters in command arguments to execute arbitrary commands when subprocess launch fails with EINVAL or ENOENT errors.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vulncheck.com
- patch github.com