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CVE-2026-44114

OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv

CVSS 4.0 8.5 HIGHCVSS 3.1 7.8 HIGHCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

Original advisory

Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.

cve-program · CVE-2026-44114

Published

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.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-44114

Published

OpenClaw

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

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{
                    "vendor": "OpenClaw",
                    "product": "OpenClaw",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "packageURL": "pkg:npm/openclaw",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver",
                            "lessThan": "2026.4.20"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "2026.4.20",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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