What is CVE-2026-44114?

CVE-2026-44114 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-44114?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-44114

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 OPENC…

EPSS: 0.000 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-184 — Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

References

Patch Commit (Patch, patch)
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hxvm-xjvf-93f3) (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.20 - Environment Variable Namespace Collision via Workspace dotenv (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44114?: CVE-2026-44114 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-44114?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.