highVulnerability

GHSA-7437-7hg8-frrw

## Impact HGRCPATH, CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER, RUSTC_WRAPPER, and MAKEFLAGS missing from exec env denylist — RCE via build tool env injection (GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 class). Missing denylist entries allowed hostile build-tool environment variables to influence host exec commands. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.8` - Patched versions: `2026.4.8` ## Fix The issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`. ## Verification The fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary. ## Credits Thanks @boy-hack of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-7437-7hg8-frrw
severity
high
summary
OpenClaw: HGRCPATH, CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER, RUSTC_WRAPPER, and MAKEFLAGS missing from exec env denylist — RCE via build tool env injection (GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 class)
cve_id
GHSA-7437-7hg8-frrw
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-04-09T14:22:29Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7437-7hg8-frrw
ghsa_updated
2026-04-09T14:22:33Z

Related Entities (5)

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/OpenClaw

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/OpenClaw

HAS_WEAKNESS (2)

[Weakness]Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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