CVE-2026-35650

HIGH

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Environment Variable Override Bypass via Inconsistent Sanitization

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Environment Variable Override Bypass via Inconsistent Sanitization
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-bypass-via-inconsistent-sanitization

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 37.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-15
Status published
Products (4)
npm/openclaw 0 - 2026.3.22npm
OpenClaw/OpenClaw < 2026.3.22
openclaw/openclaw < 2026.3.22
OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.3.22
Published Apr 10, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 10, 2026