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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.8 Medium

CVE-2026-42427

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Remote Code Execution via Build Tool Environment Variable Injection

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Assigning organization
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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability caused by missing environment variable denylist entries for HGRCPATH, CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER, RUSTC_WRAPPER, and MAKEFLAGS. Attackers can inject malicious build tool environment variables to influence host exec commands and achieve arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

OpenClaw OpenClaw

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 2026.4.8affected
  • 2026.4.8unaffected
pkg:npm/openclaw

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