OpenClaw: Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables
Summary
Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw - Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions:
< 2026.4.10 - Patched versions:
>= 2026.4.10
Impact
The exec environment policy missed interpreter startup variables such as VIMINIT, EXINIT, LUA_INIT, and HOSTALIASES, allowing operator-supplied environment overrides to influence downstream execution or network behavior.
Technical Details
The fix expands the host environment security policy denylist to cover these and related high-risk environment variables, with regression coverage.
Fix
The issue was fixed in #63277. The first stable tag containing the fix is v2026.4.10, and openclaw@2026.4.14 includes the fix.
Fix Commit(s)
2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140- PR: #63277
Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to openclaw 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, 2026.4.14, already includes the fix.
Credits
Thanks to @feiyang666 of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting this issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | openclaw | < 2026.4.10 | 2026.4.10 |
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43584
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-184- Platform
- npm
- Package
openclaw- Disclosed
- 17.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5 - 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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