CVE-2026-41384

HIGH EPSS 3.9%
Published Apr 28, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Apr 28, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.5
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction P
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-15

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.3.24

References 3

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

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24
    Patch