CVE-2026-53816
HIGHOpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Exec Lifecycle Event Forgery via Paired Node
Title source: cnaDescription
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains an insufficient provenance validation vulnerability in node event handling that allows paired nodes to forge exec lifecycle events without system.run authorization. A malicious or compromised paired node can send crafted node.event messages to the gateway, steering target sessions into exec-event paths that expose capabilities the reduced node surface should not provide.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-lifecycle-event-forgery-via-paired-node
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (3)
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
< 2026.5.18
openclaw/openclaw
< 2026.5.18
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
2026.5.18
Published
Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026