External Control of System or Configuration Setting Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.9-beta.1
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- published19 Apr 2026
- disclosed17 Apr 2026
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Introduced: 17 Apr 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-15 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.9-beta.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of System or Configuration Setting via the loading of workspace .env files. An attacker can manipulate runtime-control variables by crafting a malicious .env file that sets environment variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, browser executable paths, and related behaviors.