{"id":"CVE-2026-41396","aliases":["GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41396","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override of Plugin Trust Root","details":"## Summary\nWorkspace `.env` can override the bundled plugin trust root\n\n## Current Maintainer Triage\n- Status: open\n- Normalized severity: high\n- Assessment: v2026.3.28 still lets workspace .env override OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR, but critical is too high because exploitation still depends on attacker-controlled workspace loading, not a universal remote break.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Latest published npm version: `2026.3.31`\n- Vulnerable version range: `<=2026.3.28`\n- Patched versions: `>= 2026.3.31`\n- First stable tag containing the fix: `v2026.3.31`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `330a9f98cb29c79b1c16a2117e03d6276a0d6289` — 2026-03-31T19:25:12+09:00\n\nOpenClaw thanks @nexrin for reporting.","published":"2026-04-28T18:09:55.591Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:04.668777722Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00126,"percentile":0.02641,"asOf":"2026-09-16"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.3.31"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/330a9f98cb29c79b1c16a2117e03d6276a0d6289","label":"openclaw/openclaw@330a9f9"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41396.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41396"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-of-plugin-trust-root"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/330a9f98cb29c79b1c16a2117e03d6276a0d6289"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-28T02:31:04.668777722Z"}}