Vulnerability in Openclaw
CVE-2026-41357
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable leakage vulnerability in SSH-based sandbox backends that pass unsanitized process.env to child processes. Attackers can exploit this by leveraging non-default SSH environment forwarding configurations to leak sensitive environment variables from parent processes to SSH child processes.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.31
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-j9pv-rrcj-6pfx (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cfe14459531e002a1c61c27d97ec7dc8aecddc1f (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-unsanitized-environment-variable-leakage-… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-41357?
- CVE-2026-41357 is a low-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-04-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41357?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.