AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-41915: OpenClaw: GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant)

lowCVSS 4.0 2.0 · 3.1 5.3GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3

Impact GITDIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant). Git plumbing environment variables were not removed before host exec and could redirect Git operations. OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.4.8
Fixed in: 2026.4.8
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Impact

GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant).

Git plumbing environment variables were not removed before host exec and could redirect Git operations.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <=2026.3.30
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @boy-hack of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

Credited to boy-hack.

References

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