CVE-2026-53866: Openclaw

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in shell inline-command parsing that allows authenticated operators to execute unapproved commands. A command request using shell inline-command forms could route through a parser case missing the expected allowlist decision, enabling shell content execution without intended approval prompts.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.5.12 (fixed in 2026.5.12); version 2026.5.12 only

Published 2026-06-16. Last modified 2026-06-18.