OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains an incomplete host environment variable sanitization vulnerability in host-env-security-policy.json and host-env-security.ts that allows package-manager environment overrides. Attackers can exploit approved exec requests to redirect package resolution or runtime bootstrap to attacker-controlled infrastructure and execute trojanized content.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 2026.3.22CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
< 2026.3.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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
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