CVE-2026-44114
Published: 06 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-44114 is a high-severity Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs (CWE-184) vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Hijack Execution Flow (T1574); ranked at the 2.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-28194
Vulnerability details
OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 fails to properly reserve the OPENCLAW_ runtime-control environment namespace in workspace dotenv files, allowing attackers to override critical runtime variables. Malicious workspaces can set variables like OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR to manipulate trusted OpenClaw runtime behavior during source-update or installer…
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Why these techniques?
Failure to reserve OPENCLAW_ env namespace in dotenv files allows malicious workspaces to override runtime vars (e.g. OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR), directly enabling hijack of trusted execution flows during source-update/installer operations.
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
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