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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Insufficient Environment Variable Sanitization in Node.js Control Variables | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-184 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-16T18:47:59.399Z
Reserved: 2026-06-10T21:22:34.481Z
Link: CVE-2026-53864
Updated: 2026-06-16T18:47:52.939Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-06-16T19:17:04.760
Modified: 2026-06-16T20:42:46.200
Link: CVE-2026-53864
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