CVE-2026-43584
Published:May 06, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
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 Packages
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2026.4.1-beta.1 <v2026.4.29Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2026.4.29openclaw (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <2026.4.10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.4.10openclaw (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <2026.4.10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2026.4.10Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
EPSS
Base Score:
0.39