CVE-2026-43584
8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.4.10 contains an insufficient environment variable denylist vulnerability in its exec environment policy that allows operator-supplied overrides of high-risk interpreter startup variables including VIMINIT, EXINIT, LUA_INIT, and HOSTALIASES. Attackers can exploit this by manipulating these environment variables to influence downstream execution behavior or network connectivity.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | 0 < 2026.4.10 | affected |
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | 2026.4.10 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-184: CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy
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