CVE-2026-53816EPSS p25.9%

CVE-2026-53816CVE-2026-53816

openclaw / openclaw

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS 7.2 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.34% probability of exploitation · percentile 25.9% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Last modified2026-06-12
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.