CVE-2026-53806

June 11, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

7.7
High

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains a shell option parsing vulnerability that allows combined POSIX shell flags to bypass exec revalidation checks. Attackers can exploit this by using combined shell options to execute inline shell content without intended allowlist validation, potentially enabling unauthorized command execution when the affected feature is enabled.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
  • <2026.5.12

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a openclaw openclaw <2026.5.12 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-vxx3-6hc9-7cc3
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-shell-option-parsing-bypass-in-exec-revalidation

Tags

CWE-367
[email protected]
2026-06-11
CVE-2026-53806

CVSS Score

7.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: June 11, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 11, 2026, 9:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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