GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-44114
Downstream
Published
2026-04-25T23:47:05Z
Modified
2026-05-12T17:16:36.039069Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.5 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: Workspace dotenv could override runtime-control environment variables
Details

Affected Packages / Versions

  • Package: openclaw (npm)
  • Affected versions: < 2026.4.20
  • Patched version: 2026.4.20

Impact

Workspace .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.

This requires running OpenClaw from an attacker-controlled workspace. Severity is medium.

Fix

OpenClaw now reserves the workspace OPENCLAW_ environment namespace and rejects workspace dotenv entries for OpenClaw runtime-control variables.

Fix commit:

  • 018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6

Release

Fixed in OpenClaw 2026.4.20.

Database specific 
{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-25T23:47:05Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-184"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.4.20

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3.json"