CVE-2026-43584

HIGH EPSS 31.1%
Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.7 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.7
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
31.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-184

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.4.10

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5
    MitigationVendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policy
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140
    Patch