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CVE-2026-8634 — Vulnerability in github.com/openclaw/crabbox — CVE...

CRITICAL

Crabbox: environment variable exposure vulnerability

Published May 14, 2026Updated July 21, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Crabbox prior to v0.12.0 contains an environment variable exposure vulnerability that allows attackers with access to a malicious or compromised repository to forward local secrets such as API tokens, cloud credentials, and broker tokens into the remote command environment. Attackers can exploit overly permissive environment variable allowlisting in repo-local Crabbox configuration to serialize sensitive environment variables into remote command execution, exposing credentials to the remote environment.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 14, 2026 (151 days ago).
  • Last revised July 21, 2026 — 68 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/openclaw/crabbox to 0.12.0 or later
go get github.com/openclaw/crabbox@v0.12.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/openclaw/crabbox
go
All versions0.12.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-8634?
Crabbox: environment variable exposure vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-8634?
CVE-2026-8634 affects github.com/openclaw/crabbox. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-8634 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-fm77-94qm-4894
GO-2026-5369

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