CVSS 4.0
7.6 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-53831
High (7.6) in openclaw openclaw. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in openclaw 2026.5.18.
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains a policy enforcement vulnerability in system.run safe-bin allowlist validation that allows shell expansion to modify command interpretation on POSIX nodes. Authenticated operators can exploit shell metacharacters in approved commands to read unintended node-local files and expose sensitive configuration data.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
8.1 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 9% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-367
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openclaw:openclaw
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-mhq8-78pj-5j79 | npm | openclaw | <2026.5.18 | 2026.5.18 |