CVE-2026-43584

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMay 6, 2026

First seenMay 6, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-184CWE-184

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.4.10 or later
openclaw2026.4.10 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.4.10	2026.4.10
openclawnpm	v < 2026.4.10	2026.4.10

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