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TI-2026-30725 Aliases CVE-2026-42435GHSA-j6c7-3h5x-99g9

OpenClaw 2026.2.22 < 2026.4.12 - Shell-Wrapper Detection Bypass via Environment Variable Assignment Injection

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-184Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

OpenClaw versions from 2026.2.22 before 2026.4.12 contain an insufficient shell-wrapper detection vulnerability allowing attackers to inject environment variable assignments at the argv level. Attackers can bypass exec preflight handling to manipulate high-risk shell variables like SHELLOPTS and PS4, affecting execution semantics and security controls.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00408 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.12openclaw (npm): 2026.4.12

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClaw2026.2.22 to before 2026.4.122026.4.12Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)2026.2.22 to before 2026.4.122026.4.12Patch availableGHSA-j6c7-3h5x-99g9
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected 2026.2.22 to before 2026.4.12 Fixed in 2026.4.12 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected 2026.2.22 to before 2026.4.12 Fixed in 2026.4.12 Patch available GHSA-j6c7-3h5x-99g9

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.12
  • Fix · GHSA-j6c7-3h5x-99g9 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.12 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.12

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-31690 OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Server-Side Request Forgery via QQBot Reply Media URL HandlingPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-31694 OpenClaw 2026.2.23 < 2026.4.12 - Weakened Exec Approval Binding via busybox and toybox Applet ExecutionPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-31708 OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Improper Authorization via Empty Approver ListsPriority LOW 26
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42435
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6c7-3h5x-99g9
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-07590 Crabbox < v0.12.0 Environment Variable Information Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65190 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Remote Code Execution via system.execApprovals.set CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-65188 OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1 Authorization Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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