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Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"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","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.0013,"percentile":0.02655,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-15","CWE-426"],"published":"2026-04-01T00:02:42Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:52Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.28"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.24"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-cwd-env-file","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6a793248024dca7685f63bcceb64a0096fd1586d","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.28","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41294.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41294","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-41294","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.28 - Environment Variable Injection via CWD .env File","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 loads the current working directory .env file before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing environment variable injection. Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-20T23:08:08.795Z","modified":"2026-04-21T13:04:36.188Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"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","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-15"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:40:57.334596Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-23998","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 loads the current working directory .env file before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing environment variable injection. 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Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-20T23:08:08.795Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:52.520219338Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"vector":"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","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-15"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:03.764807Z"},{"id":"GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq","title":"OpenClaw has a CWD `.env` environment variable injection which bypasses host-env policy and allows config takeover","description":"## Summary\n\nOpenClaw loaded the current working directory `.env` before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing untrusted workspace state to inject host environment values.\n\n## Impact\n\nA repository or workspace containing a malicious `.env` file could override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings when OpenClaw started there.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`src/infra/dotenv.ts, src/cli/dotenv.ts`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed by commit `6a79324802` (`Filter untrusted CWD .env entries before OpenClaw startup`).","status":"published","published":"2026-04-01T00:02:42Z","modified":"2026-04-20T23:56:24.945772Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:42.78452Z"}]}}