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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-41396
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-41396
Aliases CVE-2026-41396
GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8
Summary OpenClaw: Workspace `.env` can override the bundled plugin trust root Workspace `.env` can override the bundled plugin trust root
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-41396.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/330a9f98cb29c79b1c16a2117e03d6276a0d6289
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-of-plugin-trust-root
CVE-2026-41396 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41396
GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/openclaw/CVE-2026-41396.yml
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

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none

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unchanged

changed

high

low

none

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low

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none

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-29T19:16:36Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41396.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-41396

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]