CVE-2026-44995

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.14% (3rd) EPSS
CVSS 7.3 · high
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5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains an improper environment variable validation vulnerability in MCP stdio server configuration that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Malicious workspace configurations can pass dangerous startup variables like NODE_OPTIONS, LD_PRELOAD, or BASH_ENV to spawned MCP server processes, enabling code injection when operators start sessions using those servers.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2–7.3

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.comexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9
v4.05.4mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.05.4mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/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:Xsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.com
v4.02lowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-427USCWE-454USCWE-829USCWE-829US
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affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-1227OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-21csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen, möglicherweise Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen.

  • GHSA-mj59-h3q9-ghfhOpenClaw: MCP stdio server env could load dangerous startup variables from workspace config2026-04-25ghsa · osvUS

    ## Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected versions: `< 2026.4.20` - Patched version: `2026.4.20` ## Impact Workspace MCP stdio configuration could pass dangerous process-startup environment variables such as `NODE_OPTIONS`, `LD_PRELOAD`, or `BASH_ENV` to the spawned MCP server process. In a malicious workspace, this could make the MCP child load attacker-controlled code when the operator starts a session that uses that MCP server. The impact is limited to local/workspace trust boundaries and requires the operator to run OpenClaw in a workspace containing the malicious MCP configuration. Severity is therefore medium, not high/critical. ## Fix OpenClaw now filters MCP stdio environment entries through the host environment safety denylist before spawning stdio MCP servers. Fix commits: - `62fa5071896e95edc7f67d1cebc70a2859e283af` - `85d86ebc4bf3d2226d39d132a484f4f7a299fa1b` ## Release Fixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-05-11modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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