01 Record
CVE-2026-53831
OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in system.run Safe-bin Allowlist
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score7.6 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in system.run Safe-bin Allowlist
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 9.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.6 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-12 21:56Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-15 12:54Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-10
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 2117c1528311df5789f32318f3277e5489fa6a5d9889a0b6fb5fbf6bc1f59b97
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mhq8-78pj-5j79)https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mhq8-78pj-5j79
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Arbitrary File Read via Shell Expansion in system.run Safe-bin Allowlisthttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-file-read-via-shell-expansion-in-system-run-safe-bin-allowlist