OS command execution via execSync template interpolation
Published Jun 23, 2026 · Updated Jun 23, 2026
OS command injection in RTK AI Labs @rtk-ai/rtk-rewrite 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via exec tool input. The OpenClaw before_tool_call hook interpolates the command parameter into an execSync() shell template after JSON.stringify(), leaving $() and backticks active. An attacker must influence an exec tool call while the default-enabled plugin is loaded; injected commands run with the OpenClaw gateway process privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in RTK AI Labs @rtk-ai/rtk-rewrite 1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via exec tool input. The OpenClaw before_tool_call hook interpolates the command parameter into an execSync() shell template after JSON.stringify(), leaving $() and backticks active. An attacker must influence an exec tool call while the default-enabled plugin is loaded; injected commands run with the OpenClaw gateway process privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-55249
- Published
- Jun 23, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Vendor
- RTK AI Labs
- Product
- @rtk-ai/rtk-rewrite
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 23, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0
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