{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.0","title":"CVE-2026-53866: OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Allowlist Bypass in Shell Inline-Command Parsing","publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"HarborGuard Database","namespace":"https://database.harborguard.co"},"tracking":{"id":"CVE-2026-53866","status":"final","version":"1","initial_release_date":"2026-06-16T18:05:11.405Z","current_release_date":"2026-06-16T19:33:15.038Z","revision_history":[{"date":"2026-06-16T18:05:11.405Z","number":"1","summary":"Initial machine-readable export from HarborGuard."}]},"distribution":{"tlp":{"label":"WHITE"},"text":"Public CVE data; freely redistributable."},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"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.","title":"CVE description"}],"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"CVE-2026-53866 on HarborGuard Database","url":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-53866"},{"category":"external","summary":"CVE Record","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53866"},{"category":"external","summary":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f397-5vjw-v2c2)","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f397-5vjw-v2c2"},{"category":"external","summary":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Allowlist Bypass in Shell Inline-Command Parsing","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-in-shell-inline-command-parsing"}]},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"OpenClaw","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"OpenClaw","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":"<2026.5.12","product":{"name":"OpenClaw OpenClaw <2026.5.12","product_id":"CSAFPID-1","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}},{"category":"product_version","name":"2026.5.12","product":{"name":"OpenClaw OpenClaw 2026.5.12","product_id":"CSAFPID-2","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-53866","title":"OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Allowlist Bypass in Shell Inline-Command Parsing","notes":[{"category":"description","text":"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.","title":"CVE description"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-1"],"fixed":["CSAFPID-2"]},"scores":[{"cvss_v4":{"version":"4.0","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","baseScore":7.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["CSAFPID-1"]}],"remediations":[{"category":"vendor_fix","details":"Update to a fixed version: 2026.5.12.","product_ids":["CSAFPID-1"]}]}]}