CVE•Published 2026-06-16•Modified 2026-06-18•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53842Openclaw · Openclaw
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CVSS v3.1
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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 access can manipulate the CLOUDSDK_PYTHON variable to execute setup through unintended local Python paths, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-16
Modified 2026-06-18
External references
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Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-53842Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openclaw Openclaw"All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openclaw"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-53842Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-53842Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2026-53842Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
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Google dork
"CVE-2026-53842" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
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