CVE-2026-22177: OpenClaw's config env vars allowed startup env injection into service runtime
(updated )
OpenClaw allowed dangerous process-control environment variables from env.vars (for example NODE_OPTIONS, LD_*, DYLD_*) to flow into gateway service runtime environments, enabling startup-time code execution in the OpenClaw process context.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2cdbadee1f8fcaa93302d7debbfc529e19868ea4
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8fmp-37rc-p5g7
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22177
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-config-env-vars
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