High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2026· Updated Jun 18, 2026

CVE-2026-53858

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	< 2026.5.2	2026.5.2

Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclawinferred3 versions
<2026.5.2+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <2026.5.2
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*range: <2026.5.2
- (no CPE)range: <2026.5.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-wc84-j36w-pw4xghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-wc84-j36w-pw4xnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53858ghsaADVISORY
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-runtime-dependency-loading-via-state-directory-environment-variablenvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB

News mentions

OpenClaw: 25 CVEs Disclosed in a Single Day — Allowlist Bypasses and Privilege Escalation Dominate
Vypr Intelligence · Jun 16, 2026

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