CVE•Published 2026-04-21•Modified 2026-04-27•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-41294Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.6
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 loads the current working directory .env file before trusted state-dir configuration, allowing environment variable injection. Attackers can place a malicious .env file in a repository or workspace to override runtime configuration and security-sensitive environment settings during OpenClaw startup.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-21
Modified 2026-04-27
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-41294Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openclaw Openclaw"All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openclaw"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-41294Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-41294Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-41294Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-41294GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-41294" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.