01 Record
CVE-2026-59261
OpenClaw < 2026.5.28 - Credential Override via Workspace Dotenv Files
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score8.4 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
OpenClaw < 2026.5.28 - Credential Override via Workspace Dotenv Files
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 19.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-08 16:01Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24 14:17Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-04
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 99820ed7a5502a1c163426723d04d6256560630a963dd51c760f3ac993e49ca0
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-4pqj-3c56-5fqq)https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4pqj-3c56-5fqq
- www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-credential-override-via-workspace-dotenv-files