PT-2026-37325 · Npm · Openclaw

Published 2026-04-25 · Updated 2026-04-25

OSV

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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.

Fix

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-184

Related Identifiers

GHSA-HXVM-XJVF-93F3

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44114 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6 · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-namespace-collision-via-workspace-dotenv · Note