AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41391: OpenClaw: PIP_INDEX_URL and UV_INDEX_URL bypass host exec env sanitization and redirect Python package-index traffic

highCVSS 4.0 7.3 · 3.1 5.3GHSA-7ggg-pvrf-458v

Summary PIPINDEXURL and UVINDEXURL bypass host exec env sanitization and redirect Python package-index traffic Current Maintainer Triage - Status: narrow - Normalized severity: high - Assessment: v2026.3.28 still allows Python package-index env redirection through host exec, but scope should stay limited to approved or allowlisted package-management exec paths, not arbitrary remote execution.

Published Apr 2, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.28
Fixed in: 2026.3.31
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

PIP_INDEX_URL and UV_INDEX_URL bypass host exec env sanitization and redirect Python package-index traffic

Current Maintainer Triage

Status: narrow
Normalized severity: high
Assessment: v2026.3.28 still allows Python package-index env redirection through host exec, but scope should stay limited to approved or allowlisted package-management exec paths, not arbitrary remote execution.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Latest published npm version: 2026.3.31
Vulnerable version range: <=2026.3.28
Patched versions: >= 2026.3.31
First stable tag containing the fix: v2026.3.31

Fix Commit(s)

7ae1bb0c7799fd0cbd2d4de7b0f5b8039837ab8d — 2026-03-31T09:53:32+09:00

OpenClaw thanks @nexrin for reporting.

Credited to nexrin, KeenSecurityLab, qclawer.

References

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