Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. An attacker who can send crafted requests to an affected OpenClaw endpoint can potentially trigger remote code execution, assuming those requests are processed by an agent with access to code-execution tools.

What level of access does an attacker need?

The attacker typically needs the ability to submit or relay requests to the agent platform. No direct shell or system access is required; the exploit rides on the agent's ability to interpret and act on malicious prompt instructions.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust pattern is to remove or tightly confine dynamic code execution from agent workflows, enforce strict allowlists on the operations the agent can perform, and ensure untrusted content cannot influence which code is run or how tools are invoked.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

Code Injection via Request-Side Prompt Injection (CWE-94) in OpenClaw Agent Platform

CVE-2026-30741

Published:

Mar 11, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Code Injection / Prompt Injection

CWE:

CWE-94

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Code Injection / Prompt Injection

CWE:

CWE-94

Impact:

Remote Code Execution

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Code Injection via Request-Side Prompt Injection (CWE-94) in OpenClaw Agent Platform

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.6)

Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) in OpenClaw Zalo Plugin sendPhoto

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.8)

Authorization Bypass (CWE-863) in OpenClaw Matrix Room Control Commands

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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