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 OPENCLAWGITDIR to manipulate trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior during source-update or installer flows.
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-184"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44114.json",
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*",
"source": [
"CPE_RANGE",
"REFERENCES"
],
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.4.20"
}
]
}