CVE-2026-53822

8.7 highEPSS 1.1%

High (8.7) in openclaw openclaw. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in Openclaw 2026.5.18.

OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains a command injection vulnerability where shell wrapper argv could change between approval and execution. Attackers can rebuild command arguments after allowlist approval to execute unapproved command shapes, potentially bypassing security controls.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.7 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 64% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-77, CWE-367
Published: 2026-06-12
Modified: 2026-07-23
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

openclaw:openclaw

Packages (OSV)

Advisory	Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698	npm	Openclaw	<2026.5.18	2026.5.18

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-argument-modification-via-shell-wrapper-between-approval-and-execution

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