CVE-2026-41330
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override via Host Exec Policy
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circumvent proxy settings, TLS verification, Docker restrictions, and Git TLS enforcement.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override via Host Exec Policy
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circumvent proxy settings, TLS verification, Docker restrictions, and Git TLS enforcement.
- Record
CVE-2026-41330- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-453
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-24018
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circumvent proxy settings, TLS verification, Docker restrictions, and Git TLS enforcement.
- Record
EUVD-2026-24018- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34
OpenClaw: Host exec environment overrides miss proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls
Summary
Host exec environment overrides miss proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: medium
- Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28: host exec env policy still missed proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS variables until 4d912e0451 on 2026-03-31; maintainers already accepted it and the fix is unreleased.
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)
4d912e04519b4bd53b248437c53748cdebce9a41— 2026-03-31T21:25:36+09:00
OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-453
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circumvent proxy settings, TLS verification, Docker restrictions, and Git TLS enforcement.
- Record
CVE-2026-41330- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-453
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenClaw < 2026.3.31 - Environment Variable Override via Host Exec Policy
OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains an environment variable override vulnerability in host exec policy that fails to properly enforce proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls. Attackers can bypass security controls by overriding environment variables to circumvent proxy settings, TLS verification, Docker restrictions, and Git TLS enforcement.
- Record
CVE-2026-41330- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-453
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34
OpenClaw: Host exec environment overrides miss proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls
Summary
Host exec environment overrides miss proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS controls
Current Maintainer Triage
- Status: open
- Normalized severity: medium
- Assessment: Real in shipped v2026.3.28: host exec env policy still missed proxy, TLS, Docker, and Git TLS variables until 4d912e0451 on 2026-03-31; maintainers already accepted it and the fix is unreleased.
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)
4d912e04519b4bd53b248437c53748cdebce9a41— 2026-03-31T21:25:36+09:00
OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
- Record
GHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-453
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41330 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.0) in Openclaw, published April 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in openclaw 2026.3.31.
References
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9gp8-hjxr-6f34
vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-override-via-host-exec-policy
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41330