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5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS version: 3.1
Attack vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges required (PR): LOW
User interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality impact (C): LOW
Integrity impact (I): HIGH
Availability impact (A): NONE

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Created suggestion 5 days, 6 hours ago

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 fails to remove git plumbing environment variables from the execution environment before host exec operations. Attackers can exploit this by setting GIT_DIR and related variables to redirect git operations and compromise repository integrity.

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cm8v-2vh9-cxf3) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Git Environment Variable Injection via Unfiltered Exec Environment third-party-advisory

Affected products

OpenClaw

<2026.4.8
==2026.4.8

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.openclaw

Self-hosted, open-source AI assistant/agent

nixos-unstable 2026.4.12
- nixpkgs-unstable 2026.4.21
- nixos-unstable-small 2026.4.21

Package maintainers

@mkg20001 Maciej Krüger <mkg20001+nix@gmail.com>
@chrisportela Chris Portela <chris@chrisportela.com>

Suggestion detail

References

Affected products

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.openclaw

Package maintainers