{"id":"CVE-2026-43584","aliases":["GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43584","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.10 - Insufficient Environment Variable Denylist in Exec Policy","details":"## Summary\n\nExec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw`\n- Ecosystem: npm\n- Affected versions: `< 2026.4.10`\n- Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.10`\n\n## Impact\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Technical Details\n\nThe fix expands the host environment security policy denylist to cover these and related high-risk environment variables, with regression coverage.\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed in #63277. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.10`, and `openclaw@2026.4.14` includes the fix.\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n\n- `2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140`\n- PR: #63277\n\n## Release Process Note\n\nUsers should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks to @feiyang666 of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting this issue.","published":"2026-05-06T19:49:26.146Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:27.056341483Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00392,"percentile":0.32181,"asOf":"2026-08-12"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.4.10"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140","label":"openclaw/openclaw@2d126fc"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43584.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43584"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:27.056341483Z"}}