CVE-2026-41357

What it is

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable leakage vulnerability in SSH-based sandbox backends that pass unsanitized process.env to child processes. Attackers can exploit this by leveraging non-default SSH environment forwarding configurations to leak sensitive environment variables from parent processes to SSH child processes.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-04-23 22:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 10:46 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-04-23 22:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 10:46 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-214

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Openclaw < 2026.3.31

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.0

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Attack requirements

Present

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None