What is CVE-2026-27486?

CVE-2026-27486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-283. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-27486?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-27486

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant. In versions 2026.2.13 and below of the OpenClaw CLI, the process cleanup uses system-wide process enumeration and pattern matching to terminate processes without verifying if they are owned by the curre…

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions < 2026.2.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-283

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-27486?: CVE-2026-27486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-283. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-27486?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.