CVE-2026-53822 OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Command Argument Modification via Shell Wrapper Between Approval and Execution

What is CVE-2026-53822?

CVE-2026-53822 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 12 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53822?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including Openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53822?

Upgrade Openclaw to 2026.5.18 or later.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-53822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698, GHSA-8v2r-mv47-wxfr, MINI-43c5-qp5j-wvwc, MINI-89wr-wp3c-f6hm.