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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-22 | Published 2026-04-28 | Updated 2026-04-29 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Problem types

CWE-184: Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.4.8
affected

2026.4.8 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

boyhack (@boy-hack) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...jection-via-unfiltered-exec-environment (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-41915)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-41915)

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