Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

It can be, if configuration values (`config.env.vars` or similar) are influenced by remote inputs such as web UIs, APIs, or automated deployment systems accessible over the network. If only local administrators can change these values, the exploitability is limited to those users.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

An attacker must be able to control or significantly influence the environment variable values used in unit generation and ensure that the service install/restart occurs. This might require access to configuration files, a management interface, or a compromised CI/CD pipeline.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to strictly validate and sanitize all environment values before they are written into systemd unit files, explicitly disallowing CR/LF and other line-breaking characters, and to use robust quoting/encoding in templates so that configuration data cannot change the structure of the unit file.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

Command Injection via Newline Systemd Unit Injection (CWE-77) in OpenClaw systemd Generator

CVE-2026-32063

Published:

Mar 11, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

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Source

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Command Injection

CWE:

CWE-77

Impact:

Arbitrary Command Execution as OpenClaw Gateway Service User

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Command Injection

CWE:

CWE-77

Impact:

Arbitrary Command Execution as OpenClaw Gateway Service User

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Command Injection via Newline Systemd Unit Injection (CWE-77) in OpenClaw systemd Generator

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

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HIGH

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

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