{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43531 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.9 or later.","what":"CVE-2026-43531 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 5 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-43531 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-43531 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 5 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43531 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.4.9\n- openclaw (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2026.4.9\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43531/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-43531","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43531/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-43531","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc","MINI-qww4-mm6h-vr33"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"OpenClaw application","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can inject environment variables via workspace files to compromise application behavior, including update sources and executable paths.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"other"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[{"product":"openclaw","vendor":"openclaw"}],"cvss":{"score":7,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-15","name":"External Control of System or Configuration Setting"}],"description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.9 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing malicious workspace .env files to set runtime-control variables. Attackers can inject variables affecting update sources, gateway URLs, ClawHub resolution, and browser executable paths to compromise application behavior.","ecosystems":["npm"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.4.9 - Environment Variable Injection via Workspace .env File","id":"CVE-2026-43531","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"npm","product":"openclaw:openclaw","products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"type":"other","year":"2026"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"OpenClaw 2026.4.7 \u003c 2026.4.10 - Sandbox Media Normalization Bypass via Discord Event Cover Image","id":"CVE-2026-43532"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":["2026.4.9"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"openclaw","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc"},{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":["2026.4.9"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","source":"GHSA-7wv4-cc7p-jhxc"}],"prev":{"headline":"OpenClaw 2026.2.23 \u003c 2026.4.12 - Weakened Exec Approval Binding via busybox and toybox Applet Execution","id":"CVE-2026-43530"},"products":["OpenClaw"],"published":"2026-05-05","related":[{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"Security feature bypass in OpenClaw","id":"CVE-2026-28363","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-02-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Code injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2026-30741","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-11"},{"cvss_score":9.4,"headline":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval","id":"CVE-2026-33579","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-31"},{"cvss_score":9.4,"headline":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate","id":"CVE-2026-32922","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-29"},{"cvss_score":9.4,"headline":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners","id":"CVE-2026-32978","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-29"},{"cvss_score":9.4,"headline":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.12 - Scope Elevation in WebSocket Shared-Auth Connections","id":"CVE-2026-22172","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-20"},{"cvss_score":9.4,"headline":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.14 - Remote Code Execution via Node Invoke Approval Bypass","id":"CVE-2026-28466","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-05"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-05-05","vendors":["OpenClaw"]},"summary":"Attackers can inject environment variables via workspace files to compromise application behavior, including update sources and executable paths.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43531/"}