OpenClaw up to 2026.3.23 Environment Variable external control of setting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.23. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation leads to external control of setting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-41384. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.23 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a external control of setting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-15. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41384 since 04/20/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.24 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: External control of setting
CWE: CWE-15
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.24
Patch: c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24

Timelineinfo

04/20/2026 CVE reserved
04/28/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
04/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-41384 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41384
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360023

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2026 21:56
Changes: 04/28/2026 21:56 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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