PT-2026-31961 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Peng Zhou · Published 2026-03-26 · Updated 2026-04-12 · CVE-2026-35650

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.22

Description OpenClaw contains a flaw in its handling of environment variable overrides. Inconsistent sanitization paths allow attackers to bypass shared host environment policies by supplying blocked or malformed override keys. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code with unintended environment variables.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.3.22 or later.

Fix

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

CWE-15

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-35650

GHSA-39PP-XP36-Q6MG

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 9

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7abfff756d6c68d17e21d1657bbacbaec86de232 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35650 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-39pp-xp36-q6mg · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-bypass-via-inconsistent-sanitization · Note
• https://twitter.com/subagentic/status/2043351074640453718 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042710264621969710 · Twitter Post