CVE-2026-53822

OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Command Argument Modification via Shell Wrapper Between Approval and Execution

State: Published
Severity: 8.7 High
Published: Jun 12, 2026
Updated: Sep 17, 2026
Reserved: Jun 10, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
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	VulnCheck
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.5.18Affected 2026.5.18Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Command Argument Modification via Shell Wrapper Between Approval and Executionthird-party-advisory

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