OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Environment Variable Override Bypass via Inconsistent Sanitization
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.7epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 61% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an environment variable override handling vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the shared host environment policy through inconsistent sanitization paths. Attackers can supply blocked or malformed override keys that slip through inconsistent validation to execute arbitrary code with unintended environment variables.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawReferences
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7abfff756d6c68d17e21d1657bbacbaec86de232https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mghttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-bypass-via-inconsistent-sanitization