PT-2026-37016 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Keensecuritylab · Published 2026-04-17 · Updated 2026-05-05 · CVE-2026-43531

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.9

Description An environment variable injection issue exists where malicious workspace .env files can set runtime-control variables. This allows attackers to inject variables that affect update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.4.9 or newer.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-15

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43531

GHSA-7WV4-CC7P-JHXC

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 8

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dbfcef319618158fa40b31cdac386ea34c392c0c · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43531 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/62660 · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52731 · Telegram Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-workspace-env-file · Note