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.
Published: 2026-04-10
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg OpenClaw has Inconsistent Host Exec Environment Override Sanitization
History

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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Openclaw Openclaw
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-10T18:22:40.750Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-35650

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-10T18:22:36.351Z

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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