mediumVulnerability

GHSA-98ch-45wp-ch47

## Summary Before OpenClaw 2026.4.2, system-run approval binding normalized environment override keys differently from host execution. Windows-compatible keys could be omitted from the approval binding while still being injected at execution time. ## Impact An approved command could run with attacker-chosen environment overrides that were not represented in the approval binding. This created an approval-integrity gap for affected host-exec flows. ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `<= 2026.4.1` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.4.2` - Latest published npm version: `2026.4.1` ## Fix Commit(s) - `7eb094a00d80e9f6bf0e62f2c45d3b88ff67c04d` — align approval binding with execution-time env-key normalization ## Release Process Note The fix is present on `main` and is staged for OpenClaw `2026.4.2`. Publish this advisory after the `2026.4.2` npm release is live. Thanks @iskindar for reporting, and thanks @wsparks-vc for coordination.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-98ch-45wp-ch47
severity
medium
summary
OpenClaw: Windows-compatible env override keys could bypass system.run approval binding
cve_id
GHSA-98ch-45wp-ch47
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-04-07T18:15:48Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98ch-45wp-ch47
ghsa_updated
2026-04-07T18:15:49Z

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VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/OpenClaw

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/OpenClaw

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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