Security Advisory

CVE-2026-42435

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-05-05 11:24:54
Last updated 2026-05-06 12:30:24
Assigner VulnCheck
CVSS score 8.7
State PUBLISHED

Description

OpenClaw versions from 2026.2.22 before 2026.4.12 contain an insufficient shell-wrapper detection vulnerability allowing attackers to inject environment variable assignments at the argv level. Attackers can bypass exec preflight handling to manipulate high-risk shell variables like SHELLOPTS and PS4, affecting execution semantics and security controls.