{"id":"CVE-2026-41915","aliases":["EUVD-2026-26121","GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 fails to remove git plumbing environment variables from the execution environment before host exec operations. Attackers can exploit this by setting GIT_DIR and related variables to redirect git operations and compromise repository integrity.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00115,"percentile":0.01562,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-184","CWE-78"],"published":"2026-04-09T20:28:32Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:32Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.4.8"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.4.8"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-git-environment-variable-injection-via-unfiltered-exec-environment","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41915","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41915.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-41915","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 fails to remove git plumbing environment variables from the execution environment before host exec operations. Attackers can exploit this by setting GIT_DIR and related variables to redirect git operations and compromise repository integrity.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:10.174Z","modified":"2026-04-29T13:15:23.536Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:40:57.334596Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-26121","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 fails to remove git plumbing environment variables from the execution environment before host exec operations. Attackers can exploit this by setting GIT_DIR and related variables to redirect git operations and compromise repository integrity.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:10Z","modified":"2026-04-29T13:15:23Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:05:19.922616Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3","title":"OpenClaw: GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant)","description":"## Impact\n\nGIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant).\n\nGit plumbing environment variables were not removed before host exec and could redirect Git operations.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c=2026.3.30`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @boy-hack of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T20:28:32Z","modified":"2026-05-06T02:41:01Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78","CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:01.917039Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-41915","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 fails to remove git plumbing environment variables from the execution environment before host exec operations. 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Attackers can exploit this by setting GIT_DIR and related variables to redirect git operations and compromise repository integrity.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-28T18:10:10.174Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:32.808824236Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-184"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:03.764807Z"},{"id":"GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3","title":"OpenClaw: GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant)","description":"## Impact\n\nGIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant).\n\nGit plumbing environment variables were not removed before host exec and could redirect Git operations.\n\nOpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected versions: `\u003c=2026.3.30`\n- Patched versions: `2026.4.8`\n\n## Fix\n\nThe issue was fixed on `main` and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit `d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5`.\n\n## Verification\n\nThe fix was re-checked against `main` before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.\n\n## Credits\n\nThanks @boy-hack of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T20:28:32Z","modified":"2026-05-06T02:47:34.230339Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-184","CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:45.28161Z"}]}}