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CVE-2026-43584: OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Environment Variable Denylist in Exec Policy

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-184

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.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.4.10 — fixed in 2026.4.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.4.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy

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