GHSA-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj/GHSA-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj
Downstream
Withdrawn
2026-05-18T15:30:14Z
Published
2026-05-11T18:31:46Z
Modified
2026-05-18T15:48:41Z
Severity
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/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: MCP stdio server env could load dangerous startup variables from workspace config
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-mj59-h3q9-ghfh. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains an improper environment variable validation vulnerability in MCP stdio server configuration that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious workspace configurations can pass dangerous startup variables like NODE_OPTIONS, LD_PRELOAD, or BASH_ENV to spawned MCP server processes, enabling code injection when operators start sessions using those servers.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-829"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-05-18T15:30:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-05-11T18:16:39Z",
    "severity":  "MODERATE"
}
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-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj/GHSA-p3m6-jr2h-hhxj.json"