VDB-361765 · CVE-2026-44114 · GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19 incomplete blacklist

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes incomplete blacklist. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-44114. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.19. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incomplete blacklist vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-184. The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-44114 since 05/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1562.006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.20 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1253). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Open Source OpenClaw

Productinfo

Type

Artificial Intelligence Software

Name

OpenClaw

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incomplete blacklist
CWE: CWE-184 / CWE-183 / CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.20
Patch: 018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6

Timelineinfo

05/05/2026 CVE reserved
05/07/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
05/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3
Status: Confirmed

CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-44114 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361765
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1253 - OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2026 07:28
Updated: 05/07/2026 09:35
Changes: 05/07/2026 07:28 (78), 05/07/2026 09:35 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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