External Control of System or Configuration Setting in OpenClaw - #VU132744
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132744
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-15
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenClaw
Affected software:
OpenClaw
OpenClaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to load bundled runtime dependencies from an unintended local state path.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control of environment variables in runtime dependency root resolution when opening a repository containing a crafted workspace .env file. A remote user can supply a workspace .env that sets STATE_DIRECTORY to load bundled runtime dependencies from an unintended local state path.
Exploitation requires the affected feature to be enabled and reachable.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.