CVE-2026-53822

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 shapes, potentially bypassing security controls.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
58.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 12, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Command Argument Modification via Shell Wrapper Between Approval and Execution | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-argument-modification-via-shell-wrapper-between-approval-and-execution
github Patch Available

Shell wrapper argv could change between approval and execution · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2j8v-hwgc-x698

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53822(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
Openclaw—2026.5.18—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 87× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 125 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 04:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-14 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-13 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-13 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-12 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-12 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-11 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-11 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-10 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-09 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-09 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-07-08 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-07 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-07 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-07-05 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-05 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-04 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-04 10:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-03 14:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-02 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-02 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-01 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-01 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-30 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-30 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-29 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-29 07:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-28 18:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-28 05:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-27 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-27 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-26 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-26 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-25 15:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-25 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-24 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-23 13:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-22 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  67. 2026-06-22 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-21 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-06-21 09:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-06-20 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-06-20 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53822?
CVE-2026-53822 is a high vulnerability published on June 12, 2026. 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 shapes, potentially bypassing security controls.
When was CVE-2026-53822 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53822 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 12, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53822 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53822 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53822?
CVE-2026-53822 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53822?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53822, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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