Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-53864
OpenClaw OpenClaw
OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Node.js Control Variables
CVSS 4.0
7.6High
Official description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.26 contains an insufficient sanitization vulnerability in the host environment sanitizer that allows Node.js control variables to bypass validation. Attackers with access to workspace .env files, tool environment overrides, or skill environment blocks can pass malicious Node.js control variables to influence child processes or coverage output paths.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 8.1High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | OpenClaw | v < 2026.5.26 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
15.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs