CVE-2026-42435

HIGH

OpenClaw 2026.2.22 < 2026.4.12 - Shell-Wrapper Detection Bypass via Environment Variable Assignment Injection

Details

CVSS v3: 8.8
CVSS v4: 8.7
Affected versions: Not available in our cache.
Summary: OpenClaw versions from 2026.2.22 before 2026.4.12 contain an insufficient shell-wrapper detection vulnerability allowing attackers to inject environment variable assignments at the argv level. Attackers can bypass exec preflight handling to manipulate high-risk shell variables like SHELLOPTS and PS4, affecting execution semantics and security controls.
Remediation: Not available in our cache.
Exploit info: Not available in our cache.

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