Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-41330OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override via Host Exec Policy

Medium 4.4

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 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circumvent proxy settings, TLS verification, Docker restrictions, and Git TLS enforcement.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.31	GHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.31

Weakness: CWE-453 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override via Host Exec Policy third-party-advisory