OpenClaw host-env blocklist missing GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR and AWS_CONFIG_FILE allows code execution via env override

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

4.9 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2026-41332: 0.10% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 1.07 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

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Summary Host execution env sanitization did not block GITTEMPLATEDIR or AWSCONFIGFILE, even though both can redirect trusted tooling to attacker-controlled content. Impact An approved exec request could redirect git or AWS CLI behavior through attacker-controlled configuration and execute untrusted code or load attacker-selected credentials. Affected Component src/infra/host-env-security-policy.json, src/infra/host-env-security.ts Fixed Versions - Affected: <= 2026.3.24 - Patched: = 2026.3.28 - Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix. Fix Fixed by commit 6eb82fba3c (Infra: block additional host exec env keys). OpenClaw thanks @nicky-cc of Tencent zhuque Lab https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard for reporting.

Published by the source

31 Mar 2026, 23:57 UTC

Last modified by the source

6 May 2026, 23:41 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-41332

Advisory: OpenClaw host-env blocklist missing `GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR` and `AWS_CONFIG_FILE` allows code execution via env override
IDs: CVE-2026-41332, GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-41332 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.9)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openclaw 2026.3.28. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm openclaw: affected <= 2026.3.24; fixed in 2026.3.28

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls openclaw --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on openclaw.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg (OSV record GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <2026.3.28 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg lists affected ranges: npm openclaw >=0 <=2026.3.24)

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