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CVE-2026-41384 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 8.5 HIGH
Vector:  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

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-41384
NVD Published Date:
04/28/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/28/2026
Source:
VulnCheck