High severity7.3GHSA Advisory· Published May 5, 2026· Updated May 7, 2026

CVE-2026-43531

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing malicious workspace .env files to set runtime-control variables. Attackers can inject variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	< 2026.4.9	2026.4.9

Affected products

OpenClaw/OpenclawGHSA2 versions
< 2026.4.9+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2026.4.9
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.4.9
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/openclaw
Range: < 2026.4.9

Patches

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References

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dbfcef319618158fa40b31cdac386ea34c392c0cnvdPatchWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxcghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxcnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43531ghsaADVISORY
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-injection-via-workspace-env-filenvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/62660ghsaWEB

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