Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-31999

RCE

Title: Remote CWD Injection in OpenClaw on Windows

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-31999.

CWE Category CWE-78
Published Date Mar 19, 2026
Modified Date Mar 19, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.8 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.24%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-31999: OpenClaw versions 2026.2.26 prior to 2026.3.1 on Windows contain a current working directory injection vulnerability in wrapper resolution for .cmd/.bat files that allows attackers to influence execution behavior through cwd manipulation. Remote attackers can exploit improper shell execution fallback mechanisms to achieve command execution integrity loss by controlling the current working directory during wrapper resolution.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-6f6j-wx9w-ff4j https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-current-working-directory-injection-via-windows-wrapper-resolution-fallback
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-31999 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.