VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-53858

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-16
Last modified2026-06-18
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-426

Primary references