What is CVE-2026-53822?

CVE-2026-53822 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-53822?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Openclaw

CVE-2026-53822

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 shape…

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.5.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53822?: CVE-2026-53822 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-53822?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.