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
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