What is GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3?

GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Low severity. OpenClaw: GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant)

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 cover?

GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-41915. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3?

GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3?

GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3 affects 1 product, including: npm/openclaw:\u003c 2026.4.8.

GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3LowCVSS 5.3

OpenClaw: GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant)

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

April 9, 2026

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-41915 →

📋 Description

Impact

GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant).

Git plumbing environment variables were not removed before host exec and could redirect Git operations.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <=2026.3.30
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @boy-hack of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/openclaw:< 2026.4.8