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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.26 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated operators to execute wrapper-level side effects outside allowlisted command intent. Attackers can craft command requests that bypass allowlist validation by leveraging transparent command wrappers to perform unintended operations.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-10 | Published 2026-06-16 | Updated 2026-06-16 | Assigner VulnCheck




LOW: 2.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.5.26
affected

2026.5.26 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

Chinmohan Nayak (@nayakchinmohan) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cwpp-5962-q4f6 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cwpp-5962-q4f6)) vendor-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...bypass-via-transparent-command-wrappers (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.26 - Exec Allowlist Bypass via Transparent Command Wrappers) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-53848)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-53848)

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