{"id":"GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5","summary":"OpenClaw: Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables","details":"## Summary\n\nExec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Ecosystem: npm\n- Affected versions: `\u003c 2026.4.10`\n- Patched versions: `\u003e= 2026.4.10`\n\n## Impact\n\nThe exec environment policy missed interpreter startup variables such as `VIMINIT`, `EXINIT`, `LUA_INIT`, and `HOSTALIASES`, allowing operator-supplied environment overrides to influence downstream execution or network behavior.\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe fix expands the host environment security policy denylist to cover these and related high-risk environment variables, with regression coverage.\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed in #63277. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.10`, and `openclaw@2026.4.14` includes the fix.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140`\n- PR: #63277\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nUsers should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks to @feiyang666 of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting this issue.","aliases":["CVE-2026-43584"],"modified":"2026-05-12T17:26:29.414455Z","published":"2026-04-17T21:54:20Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-17T21:54:20Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-184"],"severity":"HIGH"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43584"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}