CVE-2026-44114

OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv

CVSS 4.0 8.5 HIGHCVSS 3.1 7.8 HIGHEUVD CVSS 4.0 8.5 CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary 8.5 HIGHCVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary 7.8 HIGHCVSS_V3 CVSS_V4 Publisher rating HIGHFixed by openclaw 2026.4.20KEV status unknown

Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2026-44114

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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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euvd · EUVD-2026-28194

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nvd · CVE-2026-44114

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osv · GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

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## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.20` - Patched version: `2026.4.20` ## Impact Workspace `.env` loading did not reserve the `OPENCLAW_` runtime-control namespace broadly enough. A malicious workspace could set variables such as `OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR` before source-update or installer flows, potentially steering trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior. This requires running OpenClaw from an attacker-controlled workspace. Severity is medium. ## Fix OpenClaw now reserves the workspace `OPENCLAW_` environment namespace and rejects workspace dotenv entries for OpenClaw runtime-control variables. Fix commit: - `018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6` ## Release Fixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-44114

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OpenClaw

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

Shown as published. These rules are not interpreted as NuGet package version ranges.

{
                    "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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euvd · EUVD-2026-28194

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EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.

Original publisher date fields

datePublished: May 6, 2026, 7:49:32 PM

dateUpdated: Sep 24, 2026, 2:17:41 PM

1 related source bulletins · separate from aliases

WID-SEC-W-2026-1253: OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

CVE-2026-44113 · CVE-2026-44114 · CVE-2026-44115 · CVE-2026-44116 · CVE-2026-44118 · CVE-2026-44994 · CVE-2026-45003

No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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nvd · CVE-2026-44114

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NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Analyzed

Weakness classifications: CWE-184

Original publisher date fields

published: 2026-05-06T20:16:35.340

lastModified: 2026-06-17T10:50:16.930

1 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

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osv · GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

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openclaw

npm

SEMVER · introduced 0 → fixed 2026.4.20

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