CVE-2026-41384
OpenClaw Has Incomplete Fix for CVE-2026-4039: CLI Backend Environment Variable Injection via Workspace Config
Description
## 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.
How to fix CVE-2026-41384
To remediate CVE-2026-41384, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2026.3.24 or later
Is CVE-2026-41384 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2026.3.24
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |