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CVE-2026-41396

30
FAUCET Score

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows workspace .env files to override the OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR environment variable, compromising plugin trust verification. Attackers with control over workspace configuration can inject malicious plugins by overriding the bundled plugin trust root directory.

First published: Apr 28, 2026Last modified: Apr 29, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 2026.3.31CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
< 2026.3.31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.5HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
2.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0013 is in the 1st percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: openclawFixed in: 2026.3.31

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8high

OpenClaw: Workspace `.env` can override the bundled plugin trust root

Apr 3, 2026

References

github.com / openclaw/openclaw/commit/330a9f98cb29c79b1c16a2117e03d6276a0d6289
Patch
github.com / openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-qcj9-wwgw-6gm8
Vendor Advisory
vulncheck.com / advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-of-plugin-trust-root
Third Party Advisory