Unsafe Dependency Resolution Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.20-beta.1
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- published26 Apr 2026
- disclosed25 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 25 Apr 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-427 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.20-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
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Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unsafe Dependency Resolution via the process that loads environment variables from workspace configuration. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the operator by supplying malicious environment variables such as NODE_OPTIONS, LD_PRELOAD, or BASH_ENV in the workspace configuration. This is only exploitable if the operator runs the application in a workspace containing a malicious MCP configuration.