Environment Variable Injection Vulnerability in OpenClaw by OpenClaw
CVE-2026-44992

4.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Openclaw

Status
Openclaw
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-44992?

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.4.20 are susceptible to an environment variable injection flaw that allows the workspace dotenv to supersede the MINIMAX_API_HOST. This security issue poses a risk where attackers could redirect authenticated MiniMax API requests to sources they control, leading to the potential exposure of sensitive MiniMax API keys in Authorization header responses.

Affected Version(s)

OpenClaw 2026.4.5 < 2026.4.20

OpenClaw 2026.4.20

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/...
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2f06696579a1a...
patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-minimax-api...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
4.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nathan (@nexrin)
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