CVE-2026-41384

April 28, 2026, 8:10 p.m.

8.5
High

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability in the CLI backend runner that allows attackers to inject malicious environment variables through workspace configuration. Attackers can craft malicious workspace configs to inject arbitrary environment variables into the backend process spawning, enabling code execution or sensitive data exposure.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
  • <2026.3.24

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-15
External Control of System or Configuration Setting
One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a openclaw openclaw <2026.3.24 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-workspace-config-in-cli-backend

Tags

CWE-15
[email protected]
2026-04-28
CVE-2026-41384

CVSS Score

8.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: PASSIVE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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

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Timeline

Published: April 28, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
Last Modified: April 28, 2026, 8:10 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

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