CVE-2026-44114 — OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly reserve the OPENCLAW_ runtime-control environment namespace in workspace dotenv files, allowing attackers to override critical runtim…
Published: 2026-05-06 · CVSS: 8.5 · CVSS 4.0
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 OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR to manipulate trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior during source-update or installer flows.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7