CVE-2026-41332 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Code Execution via Missing Environment Variable Blocklist
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.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.3.28 |
openclaw npm | All versions | 2026.3.28 |
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw
- CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw
- CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
- CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate
- CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg, MINI-325w-hcjx-grxq, MINI-w94h-h8f4-qq4w.