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.
{
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-184"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44114.json"
}{
"extracted_events": [
{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
"range": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.4.20"
}
],
"source": "CPE_RANGE"
},
{
"range": [
{
"fixed": "018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6"
}
],
"source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
}
]
}