CVE-2026-53858 | OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable in… | CVSS 7.1 HIGH

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability where workspace .env STATE_DIRECTORY could influence bundled runtime dependency roots. Attackers can manipulate the STATE_DIRECTORY variable to load runtime dependencies from unintended local paths, potentially executing malicious code during dependency resolution.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-53858
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-06-10 21:22 UTC
Published: 2026-06-16 18:05 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-18 14:23 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
Vendor / Product: OpenClaw / OpenClaw
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	—	0 < 2026.5.2, 2026.5.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-426	cna	Untrusted Search Path

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.1	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.0	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-wc84-j36w-pw4x) https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wc84-j36w-pw4x
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Arbitrary Runtime Dependency Loading via STATE_DIRECTORY Environment Variable https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-runtime-dependency-loading-via-state-directory-environment-variable