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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-10 | Published 2026-06-12 | Updated 2026-06-15 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

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

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.5.18
affected

2026.5.18 (semver)
unaffected

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698)) vendor-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...-wrapper-between-approval-and-execution (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Command Argument Modification via Shell Wrapper Between Approval and Execution) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-53822)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-53822)

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