OpenClaw: Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables
## Summary Exec environment denylist missed high-risk interpreter startup variables. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` - Ecosystem: npm - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.10` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.10` ## Impact The 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. ## Technical Details The fix expands the host environment security policy denylist to cover these and related high-risk environment variables, with regression coverage. ## Fix The issue was fixed in #63277. The first stable tag containing the fix is `v2026.4.10`, and `openclaw@2026.4.14` includes the fix. ## Fix Commit(s) - `2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140` - PR: #63277 ## Release Process Note Users should upgrade to `openclaw` 2026.4.10 or newer. The latest npm release, `2026.4.14`, already includes the fix. ## Credits Thanks to @feiyang666 of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting this issue.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-43584US | — | — | ||
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 i… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclawPACKAGE
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d126fc62343a7b6895351f96e4e1474bc358140WEB
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfp4-8x56-j7c5WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43584ADVISORY
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-denylist-in-exec-policyWEB
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