Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.20-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-OPENCLAW-16721197
  • published17 May 2026
  • disclosed11 May 2026

Introduced: 11 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-44995  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-829  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest openclaw to version 2026.4.20-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openclaw package and not the openclaw package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains an improper environment variable validation vulnerability in MCP stdio server configuration that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious workspace configurations can pass dangerous startup variables like NODE_OPTIONS, LD_PRELOAD, or BASH_ENV to spawned MCP server processes, enabling code injection when operators start sessions using those servers.

CVSS Base Scores

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