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TI-2026-32130 Aliases CVE-2026-44114GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv

Priority LOW 38CWE-184Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
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 2026.4.20 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00129 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.20openclaw (npm): 2026.4.20

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 2026.4.202026.4.20Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.202026.4.20Patch availableGHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.20 Fixed in 2026.4.20 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.20 Fixed in 2026.4.20 Patch available GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.20VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.20 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.20
  • Fix · GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.20 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.20

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-32133 OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Server-Side Request Forgery in QQBot Direct Media UploadPriority LOW 34
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44114
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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Sources

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