GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v/GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v
Downstream
Withdrawn
2026-05-11T16:13:28Z
Published
2026-05-06T21:31:42Z
Modified
2026-05-11T16:35:32Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.5 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS Calculator
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: Workspace dotenv could override runtime-control environment variables
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly reserve the OPENCLAW_ runtime-control environment namespace in workspace dotenv files, allowing attackers to override critical runtime variables. Malicious workspaces can set variables like OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR to manipulate trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior during source-update or installer flows.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-184"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-05-11T16:13:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-05-06T20:16:35Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.4.20

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v/GHSA-9r9j-3r2w-fg3v.json"