CVE-2026-41294: OpenClaw has a CWD `.env` environment variable injection which bypasses host-env policy and allows config takeover

April 1, 2026 (updated April 20, 2026)

OpenClaw loaded the current working directory .env before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing untrusted workspace state to inject host environment values.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6a793248024dca7685f63bcceb64a0096fd1586d
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.28
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8rh7-6779-cjqq
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41294

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