CVE-2026-53858— OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Arbitrary Runtime Dependency Loading via STATE_DIRECTORY Environment Variable
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-53858
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Arbitrary Runtime Dependency Loading via STATE_DIRECTORY Environment Variable
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
OpenClaw 权限许可和访问控制问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
OpenClaw是OpenClaw团队开源的一个智能人工助理。 OpenClaw 2026.5.2之前版本存在权限许可和访问控制问题漏洞，该漏洞源于环境变量注入问题，其中工作区 .env STATE_DIRECTORY 可能影响捆绑的运行时依赖根，允许攻击者操控 STATE_DIRECTORY 变量，以从未预期的本地路径加载运行时依赖，可能在依赖解析期间执行恶意代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
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Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53858 (2)
Same Patch Batch · OpenClaw · 2026-06-16 · 27 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-53843 | 8.8 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Node Token Revocation Bypass via Pairing-Scoped Device Session |
| CVE-2026-53853 | 8.3 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Argument Pattern Bypass in Exec Allowlist via Linux and macOS |
| CVE-2026-53857 | 8.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.3 - Mutable Display Name Binding in Zalo allowFrom Policy |
| CVE-2026-53864 | 8.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Node.js Control V |
| CVE-2026-53855 | 8.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.4.2 - Shell Positional Parameters Bypass in Inline-Eval Checks |
| CVE-2026-53849 | 8.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFrom |
| CVE-2026-53866 | 8.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Allowlist Bypass in Shell Inline-Command Parsing |
| CVE-2026-53840 | 7.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Custom Header Leakage via MCP Streamable HTTP Cross-Origin Redirect |
| CVE-2026-53865 | 7.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Arbitrary Command Execution via Workspace-Derived Service PATH |
| CVE-2026-53846 | 7.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Arbitrary Package Manager Execution via Workspace .env npm_execpath |
| CVE-2026-53842 | 7.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Arbitrary Python Runtime Execution via CLOUDSDK_PYTHON Environment V |
| CVE-2026-53863 | 7.1 HIGH | OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Unvalidated Group ID Acceptance in Tool Group Policy |
| CVE-2026-53861 | 6.6 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Allowlist Bypass via Combined POSIX Inline Flags on macOS |
| CVE-2026-53854 | 6.5 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Privilege Escalation via ownerAllowFrom Wildcard Inheritance in Int |
| CVE-2026-53859 | 6.5 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Hostname Validation Bypass via Trailing-Dot Inconsistency |
| CVE-2026-53844 | 6.5 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Session Visibility Check Bypass in Shared Memory Search |
| CVE-2026-53841 | 6.1 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Cross-Site Scripting via Unsafe Markdown Links in Exported Session |
| CVE-2026-53856 | 5.5 MEDIUM | OpenClaw 2026.4.23 < 2026.4.24 - Insecure File Permissions in Config Recovery via OpenClaw |
| CVE-2026-53850 | 5.5 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Control Scope Enforcement Bypass in Focus Command |
| CVE-2026-53852 | 5.4 MEDIUM | OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Scope Bypass via Empty-Scope Device Re-pairing |
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