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OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Remote Code Execution via Build Tool Environment Variable Injection

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severity
medium
date
Affecting

  • OpenClaw < 2026.4.8

CWE
  • CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
CVSS
5.8
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
boyhack (@boy-hack)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability caused by missing environment variable denylist entries for HGRCPATH, CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER, RUSTC_WRAPPER, and MAKEFLAGS. Attackers can inject malicious build tool environment variables to influence host exec commands and achieve arbitrary code execution.

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