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High, CVSS 8.7amended

OpenClaw Has Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config

CVE-2026-41384GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (openclaw 2026.3.24), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • npm openclaw

    Affected
    <= 2026.3.23-2
    Fixed in
    2026.3.24

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-41384: 0.14% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 3.43 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Summary Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config Current Maintainer Triage - Status: open - Normalized severity: high - Assessment: Real shipped malicious-workspace-config env injection in the CLI backend runner, fixed by sanitizing backend env before spawn and shipped in v2026.3.24, so advisory stays open until published. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31 - Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.23-2 - Patched versions: = 2026.3.24 - First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.24 Fix Commit(s) - c2fb7f1948c3226732a630256b5179a60664ec24 — 2026-03-24T12:58:10-07:00 Release Process Note - The fix is already present in released version 2026.3.24. - This draft looks ready for final maintainer disposition or publication, not additional code-fix work. Thanks @YLChen-007 for reporting.

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-41384

Advisory: OpenClaw Has Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config
IDs: CVE-2026-41384, GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-41384 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.3.24. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected <= 2026.3.23-2; fixed in 2026.3.24

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg (OSV record GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.24 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-vfw7-6rhc-6xxg lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <=2026.3.23-2)

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