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GHSA-xrgf-r9gr-jjjf: Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables

highCVSS 4.0 8.7 · 3.1 8.8

This advisory was withdrawn on May 11, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original 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,…

Published May 6, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem
npm
Affected
< 2026.4.10
Fixed in
2026.4.10
Check
npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original 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.

References

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