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GHSA-f8mp-vj46-cq8v: OpenClaw's shell env fallback trusts unvalidated SHELL path from host environment

March 3, 2026

The shell environment fallback path could invoke an attacker-controlled shell when SHELL was inherited from an untrusted host environment. In affected builds, shell-env loading used $SHELL -l -c 'env -0' without validating that SHELL points to a trusted executable.

In threat-model terms, this requires local environment compromise or untrusted startup environment injection first; it is not a remote pre-auth path. The hardening patch validates SHELL as an absolute normalized executable, prefers /etc/shells, applies trusted-prefix fallback checks, and falls back safely to /bin/sh when validation fails. The dangerous env-var policy now also blocks SHELL overrides.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8mp-vj46-cq8v
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/25e89cc86338ef475d26be043aa541dfdb95e52a
  • github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8mp-vj46-cq8v

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Affected versions

All versions before 2026.2.22

Fixed versions

  • 2026.2.22

Solution

Upgrade to version 2026.2.22 or above.

Impact 4.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

npm/openclaw/GHSA-f8mp-vj46-cq8v.yml

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