GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
OpenClaw: Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables.
## Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: `openclaw`
- Ecosystem: npm
- Affected versions: `< 2026.4.10`
- Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.10`
## Impact
The 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.
## Technical Details
The fix expands the host environment security policy denylist to cover these and related high-risk environment variables, with regression coverage.
## Fix
The issue was fixed in #63277. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.10`, and `[email protected]` includes the fix.
## Fix Commit(s)
- `2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140`
- PR: #63277
## Release Process Note
Users should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix.
## Credits
Thanks to @feiyang666 of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting this issue.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43584
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy