CVE-2026-41391

April 28, 2026, 8:10 p.m.

5.8
Medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 fails to properly sanitize PIP_INDEX_URL and UV_INDEX_URL environment variables in host execution contexts, allowing attackers to redirect Python package-index traffic. Attackers can exploit this bypass to intercept or manipulate package management operations by injecting malicious index URLs through unsanitized environment variables.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
  • <2026.3.31

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-184
Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a openclaw openclaw <2026.3.31 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7ae1bb0c7799fd0cbd2d4de7b0f5b8039837ab8d
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7ggg-pvrf-458v
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-environment-variable-bypass-in-package-index-url-handling

Tags

CWE-184
[email protected]
2026-04-28
CVE-2026-41391

CVSS Score

5.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: April 28, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
Last Modified: April 28, 2026, 8:10 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

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*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.