Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-41294
|
| Summary | OpenClaw has a CWD `.env` environment variable injection which bypasses host-env policy and allows config takeover ## Summary OpenClaw loaded the current working directory `.env` before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing untrusted workspace state to inject host environment values. ## Impact A repository or workspace containing a malicious `.env` file could override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings when OpenClaw started there. ## Affected Component `src/infra/dotenv.ts, src/cli/dotenv.ts` ## Fixed Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.3.24` - Patched: `>= 2026.3.28` - Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix. ## Fix Fixed by commit `6a79324802` (`Filter untrusted CWD .env entries before OpenClaw startup`). |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 8.6 |
| Risk | 4.3 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-426 | Untrusted Search Path |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 9.6 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq.json |
| generic_textual | CRITICAL |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-21T13:04:21Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41294.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-41294
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]