What is GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx?

GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Duplicate Advisory: Host environment sanitizer missed two Node.js control variables

Why does GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx?

GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx?

GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx affects 1 product, including: npm/openclaw:\u003c= 2026.5.22.

⚠ Withdrawn by GitHub Security Advisories

Withdrawn: June 18, 2026

GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjxHighCVSS 8.1Disclosed before NVD

Duplicate Advisory: Host environment sanitizer missed two Node.js control variables

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 18, 2026

📋 Description

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-ccwh-wwpp-6wg5. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.26 contains an insufficient sanitization vulnerability in the host environment sanitizer that allows Node.js control variables to bypass validation. Attackers with access to workspace .env files, tool environment overrides, or skill environment blocks can pass malicious Node.js control variables to influence child processes or coverage output paths.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/openclaw:<= 2026.5.22

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-ccwh-wwpp-6wg5
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53864
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-environment-variable-sanitization-in-node-js-control-variables
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr6h-vxqj-3pjx