CVE-2026-41294 (GCVE-0-2026-41294)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 23:08 – Updated: 2026-04-21 13:04 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Environment Variable Injection via CWD .env File
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 loads the current working directory .env file before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing environment variable injection. Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup.
Severity
8.5 (High)
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
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-21 13:04 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-15 - External Control of System or Configuration Setting
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 6182 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenClaw OpenClaw Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.28 (semver)
Unaffected: 2026.3.28 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Date Public
2026-03-29 00:00
Credits
tdjackey
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