Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-05T11:24:54.597Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-06T12:30:24.090Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-42435 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-42435.

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https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8f8492d172f4c5b4fd7dd9a47855ed620c8770ab cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j6c7-3h5x-99g9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-shell-wrapper-detection-bypass-via-environment-variable-assignment-injection cve-icon cve-icon
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