Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41336
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows workspace .env files to override the OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_HOOKS_DIR environment variable, enabling loading of attacker-controlled hook code.
Published Apr 23, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41336. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.20%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe openclaw/openclaw
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows workspace .env files to override the OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_HOOKS_DIR environment variable, enabling loading of attacker-controlled hook code. Attackers can replace trusted default-on bundled hooks from untrusted workspaces to execute arbitrary code.
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- cpe openclaw/openclawversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-41336
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41336. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 23, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows workspace .env files to override the OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_HOOKS_DIR environment variable, enabling loading of attacker-controlled hook code. Attackers can replace trusted default-on bundled hooks from untrusted workspaces to execute arbitrary code.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows workspace .env files to override the OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_HOOKS_DIR environment variable, enabling loading of attacker-controlled hook code. Attackers can replace trusted default-on bundled hooks from untrusted workspaces to execute arbitrary code.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41336
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41336
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41336
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 allows workspace .env files to override the OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_HOOKS_DIR environment variable, enabling loading of attacker-controlled hook code. Attackers can replace trusted default-on bundled hooks from untrusted workspaces to execute arbitrary code.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.