GHSA-VFW7-6RHC-6XXG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-07 18:10 – Updated: 2026-05-06 02:39
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Summary
OpenClaw Has Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config
Details

Summary

Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config

Current Maintainer Triage

  • Status: open
  • Normalized severity: high
  • Assessment: Real shipped malicious-workspace-config env injection in the CLI backend runner, fixed by sanitizing backend env before spawn and shipped in v2026.3.24, so advisory stays open until published.

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
  • Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.23-2
  • Patched versions: >= 2026.3.24
  • First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.24

Fix Commit(s)

  • c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24 — 2026-03-24T12:58:10-07:00

Release Process Note

  • The fix is already present in released version 2026.3.24.
  • This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.

Thanks @YLChen-007 for reporting.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "id": "GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg",
  "modified": "2026-05-06T02:39:16Z",
  "published": "2026-04-07T18:10:52Z",
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw Has Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config"
}



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