OpenClaw up to 2026.4.8 Environment Variable external control of setting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.8. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation leads to external control of setting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-43531. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function 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 2026.4.9 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing malicious workspace .env files to set runtime-control variables. Attackers can inject variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-43531 since 05/01/2026. 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 2026.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.9

Timelineinfo

05/01/2026 CVE reserved
05/05/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
05/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43531 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361151

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2026 14:04
Changes: 05/05/2026 14:04 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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