GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-04-09T20:28:32Z
Modified
2026-05-06T02:47:34Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 2.0 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw: GIT_DIR and related git plumbing env vars missing from exec env denylist (GHSA-m866-6qv5-p2fg variant)
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-184",
        "CWE-78"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-04-09T20:28:32Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-04-28T19:37:45Z",
    "severity":  "LOW"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.4.8

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3/GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3.json"