Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-41332OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Code Execution via Missing Environment Variable Blocklist

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an environment variable sanitization vulnerability where GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR and AWS_CONFIG_FILE are not blocked in the host-env blocklist. Attackers can exploit approved exec requests to redirect git or AWS CLI behavior through attacker-controlled configuration files to execute untrusted code or load malicious credentials.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.3.28	GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.3.28

Weakness: CWE-184 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Code Execution via Missing Environment Variable Blocklist third-party-advisory