CVE-2026-53864: high-severity vulnerability in OpenClaw
OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Node.js Control Variables
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.6epss 0.4%
exploitation probability
0.4%top 65% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
OpenClaw · OpenClawRelated CVEs — OpenClaw
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