{"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":"## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `< 2026.4.20`\n- Patched version: `2026.4.20`\n\n## Impact\n\nWorkspace `.env` loading did not reserve the `OPENCLAW_` runtime-control namespace broadly enough. A malicious workspace could set variables such as `OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR` before source-update or installer flows, potentially steering trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior.\n\nThis requires running OpenClaw from an attacker-controlled workspace. Severity is medium.\n\n## Fix\n\nOpenClaw now reserves the workspace `OPENCLAW_` environment namespace and rejects workspace dotenv entries for OpenClaw runtime-control variables.\n\nFix commit:\n\n- `018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6`\n\n## Release\n\nFixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.","published":"2026-05-06T19:49:32.696Z","modified":"2026-09-25T03:30:52.305115642Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.00129,"percentile":0.02975,"asOf":"2026-08-14"},"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"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-09-25T03:30:52.305115642Z"}}