diff --git a/lib/server/gateway.js b/lib/server/gateway.js
index c2262415..0b2bf777 100644
--- a/lib/server/gateway.js
+++ b/lib/server/gateway.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const path = require("path");
-const { spawn, execSync } = require("child_process");
+const { spawn, execSync, execFileSync } = require("child_process");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const net = require("net");
 const {
@@ -709,8 +709,21 @@ const syncChannelConfig = (savedVars, mode = "all") => {
           if (ch === "slack") {
             const appToken = savedMap[def.extraEnvKeys?.[0]];
             if (!appToken) continue;
-            execSync(
-              `openclaw channels add --channel slack --bot-token "${token}" --app-token "${appToken}"`,
+            // execFileSync passes token/appToken as argv entries, never through a
+            // shell, so a value containing `"`, `$`, or backticks can't break out
+            // of the command (unlike the old execSync + string-interpolation form).
+            execFileSync(
+              "openclaw",
+              [
+                "channels",
+                "add",
+                "--channel",
+                "slack",
+                "--bot-token",
+                token,
+                "--app-token",
+                appToken,
+              ],
               { env, timeout: 15000, encoding: "utf8" },
             );
             let raw = fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8");
@@ -722,11 +735,11 @@ const syncChannelConfig = (savedVars, mode = "all") => {
             }
             fs.writeFileSync(configPath, raw);
           } else {
-            execSync(`openclaw channels add --channel ${ch} --token "${token}"`, {
-              env,
-              timeout: 15000,
-              encoding: "utf8",
-            });
+            execFileSync(
+              "openclaw",
+              ["channels", "add", "--channel", ch, "--token", token],
+              { env, timeout: 15000, encoding: "utf8" },
+            );
             const raw = fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8");
             if (raw.includes(token)) {
               fs.writeFileSync(
@@ -748,11 +761,11 @@ const syncChannelConfig = (savedVars, mode = "all") => {
       ) {
         console.log(`[alphaclaw] Removing channel: ${ch}`);
         try {
-          execSync(`openclaw channels remove --channel ${ch} --delete`, {
-            env,
-            timeout: 15000,
-            encoding: "utf8",
-          });
+          execFileSync(
+            "openclaw",
+            ["channels", "remove", "--channel", ch, "--delete"],
+            { env, timeout: 15000, encoding: "utf8" },
+          );
           console.log(`[alphaclaw] Channel ${ch} removed`);
         } catch (e) {
           console.error(
diff --git a/tests/server/gateway.test.js b/tests/server/gateway.test.js
index bc42b6d4..7d68dafc 100644
--- a/tests/server/gateway.test.js
+++ b/tests/server/gateway.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const kAlphaclawConfigPath = path.join(OPENCLAW_DIR, "alphaclaw.json");
 const modulePath = require.resolve("../../lib/server/gateway");
 const originalSpawn = childProcess.spawn;
 const originalExecSync = childProcess.execSync;
+const originalExecFileSync = childProcess.execFileSync;
 const originalExistsSync = fs.existsSync;
 const originalMkdirSync = fs.mkdirSync;
 const originalReaddirSync = fs.readdirSync;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ describe("server/gateway restart behavior", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     childProcess.spawn = originalSpawn;
     childProcess.execSync = originalExecSync;
+    childProcess.execFileSync = originalExecFileSync;
     fs.existsSync = originalExistsSync;
     fs.mkdirSync = originalMkdirSync;
     fs.readdirSync = originalReaddirSync;
@@ -1275,4 +1277,74 @@ describe("server/gateway restart behavior", () => {
       }
     }
   });
+
+  it("passes a channel bot token containing shell metacharacters as a single argv entry, never through a shell", () => {
+    const maliciousToken = '123:ABC" ; touch /tmp/pwned ; echo "';
+    const execFileSyncMock = vi.fn(() => "");
+    childProcess.execFileSync = execFileSyncMock;
+    fs.readFileSync = vi.fn((targetPath, ...args) => {
+      if (String(targetPath) === `${OPENCLAW_DIR}/openclaw.json`) {
+        return JSON.stringify({ channels: {} });
+      }
+      return originalReadFileSync(targetPath, ...args);
+    });
+    fs.writeFileSync = vi.fn();
+    delete require.cache[modulePath];
+    const gateway = require(modulePath);
+
+    gateway.syncChannelConfig(
+      [{ key: "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", value: maliciousToken }],
+      "add",
+    );
+
+    expect(execFileSyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [command, args] = execFileSyncMock.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(command).toBe("openclaw");
+    expect(args).toEqual([
+      "channels",
+      "add",
+      "--channel",
+      "telegram",
+      "--token",
+      maliciousToken,
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("passes slack bot/app tokens as separate argv entries, never concatenated into a shell string", () => {
+    const maliciousBotToken = 'xoxb-1" ; touch /tmp/pwned ; echo "';
+    const maliciousAppToken = 'xapp-1" ; touch /tmp/pwned2 ; echo "';
+    const execFileSyncMock = vi.fn(() => "");
+    childProcess.execFileSync = execFileSyncMock;
+    fs.readFileSync = vi.fn((targetPath, ...args) => {
+      if (String(targetPath) === `${OPENCLAW_DIR}/openclaw.json`) {
+        return JSON.stringify({ channels: {} });
+      }
+      return originalReadFileSync(targetPath, ...args);
+    });
+    fs.writeFileSync = vi.fn();
+    delete require.cache[modulePath];
+    const gateway = require(modulePath);
+
+    gateway.syncChannelConfig(
+      [
+        { key: "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN", value: maliciousBotToken },
+        { key: "SLACK_APP_TOKEN", value: maliciousAppToken },
+      ],
+      "add",
+    );
+
+    expect(execFileSyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [command, args] = execFileSyncMock.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(command).toBe("openclaw");
+    expect(args).toEqual([
+      "channels",
+      "add",
+      "--channel",
+      "slack",
+      "--bot-token",
+      maliciousBotToken,
+      "--app-token",
+      maliciousAppToken,
+    ]);
+  });
 });