CVE-2026-41294 | OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27 Environment Variable external control of setting (GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq)

VDB-358404 · CVE-2026-41294 · GHSA-8RH7-6779-CJQQ OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.3.27 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE EXTERNAL CONTROL OF SETTING HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.8 $0-$5k 2.90+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation results in external control of setting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-41294. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a external control of setting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-15. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes: 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. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41294 since 04/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. Upgrading to version 2026.3.28 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Name OpenClaw Version 2026.3.0 2026.3.1 2026.3.2 2026.3.3 2026.3.4 2026.3.5 2026.3.6 2026.3.7 2026.3.8 2026.3.9 2026.3.10 2026.3.11 2026.3.12 2026.3.13 2026.3.14 2026.3.15 2026.3.16 2026.3.17 2026.3.18 2026.3.19 2026.3.20 2026.3.21 2026.3.22 2026.3.23 2026.3.24 2026.3.25 2026.3.26 2026.3.27 Website Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8 VulDB Base Score: 5.3 VulDB Temp Score: 5.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 8.6 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: External control of setting CWE: CWE-15 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: Partially Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.28 Timelineinfo 04/20/2026 CVE reserved 04/21/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed 04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-41294 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41294 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358404 Entryinfo Created: 04/21/2026 07:17 Changes: 04/21/2026 07:17 (76) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:560:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸