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OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Node.js Control Variables

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severity
high
date
Affecting

  • OpenClaw < 2026.5.26

CWE
  • CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CVSS
7.6
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Chinmohan Nayak (@nayakchinmohan)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.26 contains an insufficient sanitization vulnerability in the host environment sanitizer that allows Node.js control variables to bypass validation. Attackers with access to workspace .env files, tool environment overrides, or skill environment blocks can pass malicious Node.js control variables to influence child processes or coverage output paths.

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