{"id":"CVE-2026-44114","title":"OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv","summary":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly reserve the OPENCLAW_ runtime-control environment namespace in workspace dotenv files, allowing attackers to override critical runtime variables. Malicious workspaces can set variables like OPE…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-184"],"vendor":"OpenClaw","product":"OpenClaw","affected":["OpenClaw < 2026.4.20"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-05-07T13:52:56.744116Z"},"published":"2026-05-06","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T14:17:41.189Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44114","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3)"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/018494fa3ebb9145112e68b56fe1cb2e9f9a9ed6","label":"Patch Commit"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-namespace-collision-via-workspace-dotenv","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00186,"epssPercentile":0.07291,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T15:45:56.730Z","slug":"CVE-2026-44114","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly reserve the OPENCLAW_ runtime-control environment namespace in workspace dotenv files, allowing attackers to override critical runtime variables. Malicious workspaces can set variables like OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR to manipulate trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior during source-update or installer flows.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `OpenClaw < 2026.4.20`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}