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CVE-2026-55249

@rtk-ai/rtk-rewrite: OpenClaw Rewrite Plugin Command Injection via execSync Template String

CVSS 6.3 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-78
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
23 Jun 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
@rtk-ai/rtk-rewrite transparently rewrites shell commands executed via OpenClaw's exec tool to their RTK equivalents. In 1.0.0, the @rtk-ai/rtk-rewrite OpenClaw plugin passes attacker-controlled input directly into a shell-backed execSync() template string without shell-safe escaping. JSON.stringify() wraps the value in double quotes and escapes inner double-quotes and backslashes, but leaves $() and backtick shell metacharacters untouched. Because execSync delegates execution to /bin/sh -c, the shell expands $(...) substitutions even inside double-quoted strings, causing the injected subcommand to execute before rtk is invoked. An attacker who can influence the exec tool's command parameter (e.g., via an LLM agent prompt or gateway/tool-call input) achieves arbitrary OS command execution with the privileges of the plugin/gateway process.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products
rtk-ai · rtk

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