{"cve":"CVE-2026-53816","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-11T21:16:23.830","modified":"2026-06-17T10:58:03.253","status":"Analyzed","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains an insufficient provenance validation vulnerability in node event handling that allows paired nodes to forge exec lifecycle events without system.run authorization. A malicious or compromised paired node can send crafted node.event messages to the gateway, steering target sessions into exec-event paths that expose capabilities the reduced node surface should not provide.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.6},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-lifecycle-event-forgery-via-paired-node"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:38:48.522727527+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53816","score":0.00342,"percentile":0.27807,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4","summary":"OpenClaw: Paired nodes could forge exec lifecycle events without system.run provenance","modified":"2026-07-02T17:26:32.187947Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.5.18"],"fixed":["2026.5.18"]}]}],"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."]}