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TI-2026-31695 Aliases CVE-2026-43531GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc

OpenClaw < 2026.4.9 - Environment Variable Injection via Workspace .env File

Priority LOW 32CWE-15Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing malicious workspace .env files to set runtime-control variables. Attackers can inject variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00203 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.9openclaw (npm): 2026.4.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.4.92026.4.9Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.92026.4.9Patch availableGHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.9 Fixed in 2026.4.9 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.9 Fixed in 2026.4.9 Patch available GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.9VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.9 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.9
  • Fix · GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.9 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.9

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-31703 OpenClaw < 2026.4.9 - Untrusted Provider Plugin Auto-enablement via Workspace Provider AuthPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43531
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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