{"cve":"CVE-2026-53842","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-16T19:17:01.127","modified":"2026-06-18T04:17:00.587","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-426"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fq9j-vw4w-fr6v","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-python-runtime-execution-via-cloudsdk-python-environment-variable"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:39:28.638635428+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53842","score":0.00133,"percentile":0.02819,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-fq9j-vw4w-fr6v","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fq9j-vw4w-fr6v","summary":"OpenClaw: Workspace .env CLOUDSDK_PYTHON could influence Gmail setup gcloud execution","modified":"2026-06-18T13:26:30.032708Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.5.2"],"fixed":["2026.5.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}