Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in OpenClaw - CVE-2026-41357
Published: April 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128617
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-41357
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of environment variables in SSH-based sandbox backends when spawning child processes. A local user can influence process.env values passed to local SSH child processes to disclose sensitive information.
Remote leakage depends on non-default SSH environment forwarding.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-41357
Install security update from vendor's website.