AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41373: OpenClaw: Incomplete host-env-security-policy allows untrusted model to substitute compiler binaries via env overrides

highCVSS 4.0 7.3 · 3.1 6.1GHSA-g8xp-qx39-9jq9

Summary Incomplete host-env-security-policy.json allows untrusted model to substitute compiler binaries (CC, CXX, CARGOBUILDRUSTC, CMAKECCOMPILER) via env overrides on approved host exec requests Current Maintainer Triage - Status: narrow - Normalized severity: medium - Assessment: Shipped v2026.3.28 host-env policy missed compiler override vars, but exploitation still requires an approved host-exec request inside…

Published Apr 3, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.28
Fixed in: 2026.3.31
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Incomplete host-env-security-policy.json allows untrusted model to substitute compiler binaries (CC, CXX, CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC, CMAKE_C_COMPILER) via env overrides on approved host exec requests

Current Maintainer Triage

Status: narrow
Normalized severity: medium
Assessment: Shipped v2026.3.28 host-env policy missed compiler override vars, but exploitation still requires an approved host-exec request inside the existing exec trust domain, so medium not high.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.28
Patched versions: >= 2026.3.31
First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.31

Fix Commit(s)

e277a37f896b5011a1df06e6490c6630074d0afa — 2026-03-30T20:06:32+01:00

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Credited to tdjackey.

References

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