{"cve":"CVE-2026-41294","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-21T00:16:29.637","modified":"2026-06-17T10:46:27.370","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 loads the current working directory .env file before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing environment variable injection. Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup.","cvss_v4":{"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","score":8.5},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.6},"cwes":["CWE-15"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-cwd-env-file"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:30:49.762551342+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-41294","score":0.0013,"percentile":0.02615,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq","summary":"OpenClaw has a CWD `.env` environment variable injection which bypasses host-env policy and allows config takeover","modified":"2026-04-20T23:56:24.945772Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.3.28"],"fixed":["2026.3.28"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}