OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an environment variable override handling vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the shared host environment policy through inconsistent sanitization paths. Attackers can supply blocked or malformed override keys that slip through inconsistent validation to execute arbitrary code with unintended environment variables.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
OpenClaw OpenClaw unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2026.3.22
2026.3.22 unaffected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg OpenClaw has Inconsistent Host Exec Environment Override Sanitization
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7abfff756d6c68d17e21d1657bbacbaec86de232 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-bypass-via-inconsistent-sanitization cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an environment variable override handling vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the shared host environment policy through inconsistent sanitization paths. Attackers can supply blocked or malformed override keys that slip through inconsistent validation to execute arbitrary code with unintended environment variables.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Environment Variable Override Bypass via Inconsistent Sanitization
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-15
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-10T16:03:13.984Z

Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:31:23.534Z

Link: CVE-2026-35650

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-10T17:17:05.627

Modified: 2026-04-10T17:17:05.627

Link: CVE-2026-35650

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Weaknesses