AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

GHSA-jccr-rrw2-vc8h: OpenClaw safeBins jq `$ENV` filter bypass allows environment variable disclosure

highCVSS 3.1 7.7

Summary The jq safe-bin policy blocked explicit env usage but still allowed jq programs that accessed environment data through $ENV. Impact An operator-approved safe-bin jq command could disclose environment variables that the safe-bin policy was supposed to keep out of scope. Affected Component src/infra/exec-safe-bin-semantics.ts Fixed Versions - Affected: = 2026.3.28 - Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Fixed in: 2026.3.28
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

The jq safe-bin policy blocked explicit env usage but still allowed jq programs that accessed environment data through $ENV.

Impact

An operator-approved safe-bin jq command could disclose environment variables that the safe-bin policy was supposed to keep out of scope.

Affected Component

src/infra/exec-safe-bin-semantics.ts

Fixed Versions

Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Patched: >= 2026.3.28
Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit 78e2f3d66d (Exec: tighten jq safe-bin env checks).

Thanks @nicky-cc of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

Credited to nicky-cc.

References

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