Vulnerability · Published Apr 27, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-41369OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Host Execution
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains insufficient environment variable sanitization in host exec operations, failing to filter package, registry, Docker, compiler, and TLS override variables. Attackers can exploit this by injecting malicious environment variables to override critical system configurations and compromise host execution integrity.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | 2026.3.31 | GHSA-cg7q-fg22-4g98 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-668 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cg7q-fg22-4g98) vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Host Execution third-party-advisory