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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-184 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-05-06T19:49:32.696Z
Updated: 2026-05-07T13:53:04.000Z
Reserved: 2026-05-05T11:30:46.259Z
Link: CVE-2026-44114
Updated: 2026-05-07T13:52:59.842Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-05-06T20:16:35.340
Modified: 2026-05-07T17:07:54.960
Link: CVE-2026-44114
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