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

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute untrusted code or load malicious credentials by exploiting missing environment variable blocks in OpenClaw.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-41332?

CVE-2026-41332 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 23 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

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.

Weakness: CWE-184

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41332?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
openclaw npmAll versions2026.3.28
openclaw npmAll versions2026.3.28

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-41332?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.28 or later.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2026-41332 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41332 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg, MINI-325w-hcjx-grxq, MINI-w94h-h8f4-qq4w.

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