GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg: OpenClaw host-env blocklist missing `GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR` and `AWS_CONFIG_FILE` allows code execution via env override

March 31, 2026

Host execution env sanitization did not block GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR or AWS_CONFIG_FILE, even though both can redirect trusted tooling to attacker-controlled content.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6eb82fba3cbfd0e50b179c1fada92e1e22dce7fa
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg

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