CVE-2026-27486 json
OpenClaw: Process Safety - Unvalidated PID Kill via SIGKILL in Process Cleanup
published 2026-02-18 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-7713 , GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- npm openclaw 2026.2.14
- openclaw openclaw 2026.2.14
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | <2026.2.14 |
2026.2.14 |
Affected products
- openclaw openclaw
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-283 Unverified Ownership
References
-
github.com
/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6084d13b956119e3cf95daaf9a1cae1670ea3557
web, patch
-
github.com
/openclaw/openclaw/commit/eb60e2e1b213740c3c587a7ba4dbf10da620ca66
web, patch
-
github.com
/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14
web, release-notes
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27486
advisory
-
github.com
/openclaw/openclaw
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-27486
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8
- NVD CVE-2026-27486
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