OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.2.13 and below of the OpenClaw CLI, the process cleanup uses system-wide process enumeration and pattern matching to terminate processes without verifying if they are owned by the current OpenClaw process. On shared hosts, unrelated processes can be terminated if they match the pattern.
The CLI runner cleanup helpers can kill processes matched by command-line patterns without validating process ownership. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.2.14.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v4.0
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 4
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6084d13b956119e3cf95daaf9a1cae1670e…
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/eb60e2e1b213740c3c587a7ba4dbf10da62…
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14
security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8
security-advisories@github.com