CVE•Published 2026-05-05•Modified 2026-05-07•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-43531Openclaw · Openclaw

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-15External 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.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-05

Modified 2026-05-07

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

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-2026-43531

Hosts 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-2026-43531