{"id":"CVE-2026-44114","aliases":["GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44114","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv","details":"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.","published":"2026-05-06T19:49:32.696Z","modified":"2026-08-07T11:49:53.959456420Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.4.20"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6","label":"openclaw/openclaw@018494f"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44114.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44114"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-namespace-collision-via-workspace-dotenv"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T11:49:53.959456420Z"}}