AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-j9pv-rrcj-6pfx: OpenClaw: SSH-based sandbox backends pass unsanitized process.env to child processes

mediumCVSS 4.0 5.1

Summary SSH-based sandbox backends pass unsanitized process.env to child processes Current Maintainer Triage - Status: narrow - Normalized severity: low - Assessment: Shipped SSH sandbox paths leaked unsanitized env into local SSH child processes, but remote leakage needs non-default SSH env forwarding, so lower to low.

Published Apr 2, 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

SSH-based sandbox backends pass unsanitized process.env to child processes

Current Maintainer Triage

Status: narrow
Normalized severity: low
Assessment: Shipped SSH sandbox paths leaked unsanitized env into local SSH child processes, but remote leakage needs non-default SSH env forwarding, so lower to low.

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)

cfe14459531e002a1c61c27d97ec7dc8aecddc1f — 2026-03-30T20:05:57+01:00

OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.

Credited to AntAISecurityLab.

References

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