OpenClaw host-env blocklist missing `GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR` and `AWS_CONFIG_FILE` allows code execution via env override
Summary
Host execution env sanitization did not block GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR or AWS_CONFIG_FILE, even though both can redirect trusted tooling to attacker-controlled content.
Impact
An approved exec request could redirect git or AWS CLI behavior through attacker-controlled configuration and execute untrusted code or load attacker-selected credentials.
Affected Component
src/infra/host-env-security-policy.json, src/infra/host-env-security.ts
Fixed Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.3.24 - Patched:
>= 2026.3.28 - Latest stable
2026.3.28contains the fix.
Fix
Fixed by commit 6eb82fba3c (Infra: block additional host exec env keys).
OpenClaw thanks @nicky-cc of Tencent zhuque Lab https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard for reporting.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.3.28 | 2026.3.28 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6eb82fba3cbfd0e50b179c1fada92e1e22dce7fa
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-code-execution-via-missing-environment-variable-blocklist
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-184- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 31.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openclaw
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 588
- First → latest
- 02.2026 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 9
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 20
- High 215
- Medium 299
- Low 54
Disclosures per year
- 2026: 588
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