CVE-2026-41915 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 22.04.2026 Published: 28.04.2026 Updated: 28.04.2026

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.

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 5.8

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	High	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

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

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.4.8 (excl.) Version 2026.4.8 is unaffected

CVE-2026-41915 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment

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