In short
- CVE-2026-41384 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting openclaw (openclaw), openclaw.
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.14%, higher than 3.4% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 2026.3.24 or later.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| openclaw | < 2026.3.24
| 2026.3.24
|
| openclaw npm | < 2026.3.24
| 2026.3.24
|
Description
Summary
Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: high
- Assessment: Real shipped malicious-workspace-config env injection in the CLI backend runner, fixed by sanitizing backend env before spawn and shipped in v2026.3.24, so advisory stays open until published.
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package:
openclaw (npm)
- Latest published npm version:
2026.3.31
- Vulnerable version range:
<=2026.3.23-2
- Patched versions:
>= 2026.3.24
- First stable tag containing the fix:
v2026.3.24
Fix Commit(s)
c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24 — 2026-03-24T12:58:10-07:00
Release Process Note
- The fix is already present in released version
2026.3.24.
- This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work.
Thanks @YLChen-007 for reporting.
NVD description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.24 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability in the CLI backend runner that allows attackers to inject malicious environment variables through workspace configuration. Attackers can craft malicious workspace configs to inject arbitrary environment variables into the backend process spawning, enabling code execution or sensitive data exposure.
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