8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-43584
OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Environment Variable Denylist in Exec Policy
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 6, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 6, 2026, 9:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenClaw to the latest version to fix environment variable denylist issues.
  • Update OpenClaw to version 2026.4.10 or later.
  • Review and restrict environment variable usage.
  • Validate interpreter startup variable configurations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-43584 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-184
    Added Reference https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
    Added Reference https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.