CVE-2026-44114

HIGH8.5

OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv

Published May 6, 2026

Modified 3 weeks ago

Details

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly reserve the OPENCLAW_ runtime-control environment namespace in workspace dotenv files, allowing attackers to override critical runtime variables. Malicious workspaces can set variables like OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR to manipulate trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior during source-update or installer flows.

References

FIX

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6

ADVISORY

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44114

ADVISORY

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-namespace-collision-via-workspace-dotenv

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v4.0

8.5