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

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

severity: high
date: 5/5/2026
Affecting: OpenClaw < 2026.4.9
CVE: CVE-2026-43531
CWE: CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting
CVSS: 7
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc)
Patch Commit
Credit: zsx (@zsxsoft), KeenSecurityLab
Description: 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.

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