CVE-2026-27486
OpenClaw: Process Safety - Unvalidated PID Kill via SIGKILL in Process Cleanup
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 21, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 21, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update OpenClaw to version 2026.2.14.
- Verify process ownership before termination.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CWE CWE-283 Added Reference https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6084d13b956119e3cf95daaf9a1cae1670ea3557 Added Reference https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/eb60e2e1b213740c3c587a7ba4dbf10da620ca66 Added Reference https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.14 Added Reference https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jfv4-h8mc-jcp8