External Control of System or Configuration Setting in OpenClaw - #VU132743
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132743
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-15
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute unintended local code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control of environment variables in the Gmail setup gcloud execution feature when processing a repository workspace .env file. A remote user can supply a crafted workspace .env that sets CLOUDSDK_PYTHON to execute unintended local code.
Exploitation requires the affected feature to be enabled and reachable, and a trusted operator to open the repository.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.