OpenClaw's incomplete host env sanitization blocklist allows supply-chain redirection via package-manager env overrides
Summary
Host exec env override sanitization did not fail closed for several package-manager and related redirect variables that can steer dependency fetches or startup behavior.
Impact
An approved exec request could silently redirect package resolution or runtime bootstrap to attacker-controlled infrastructure and execute trojanized content.
Affected Component
src/infra/host-env-security-policy.json, src/infra/host-env-security.ts
Fixed Versions
- Affected:
< 2026.3.22 - Patched:
>= 2026.3.22
Fix
Fixed by commit 7abfff756d (Exec: harden host env override handling across gateway and node).
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.3.22 | 2026.3.22 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j7p2-qcwm-94v4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41387
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7abfff756d6c68d17e21d1657bbacbaec86de232
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.22
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-supply-chain-redirection-via-incomplete-host-environment-sanitization
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-183- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 31.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j7p2-qcwm-94v4 - 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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