CVE-2026-43531
OpenClaw < 2026.4.9 - Environment Variable Injection via Workspace .env File
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.0 High
- Published
- May 5, 2026
- Updated
- May 5, 2026
- Reserved
- May 1, 2026
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing malicious workspace .env files to set runtime-control variables. Attackers can inject variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.0 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenClawOpenClaw |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.9 - Environment Variable Injection via Workspace .env Filethird-party-advisory
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