What is CVE-2026-53842?

CVE-2026-53842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-53842?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-53842

OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains an environment variable injection vulnerability allowing workspace .env files to influence Python runtime selection through CLOUDSDK_PYTHON during Gmail setup gcloud execution. Attackers with repository ac…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53842?: CVE-2026-53842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-53842?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.