OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains a policy enforcement vulnerability in system.run safe-bin allowlist validation that allows shell expansion to modify command interpretation on POSIX nodes. Authenticated operators can exploit shell metacharacters in approved commands to read unintended node-local files and expose sensitive configuration data.
{
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-367"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53831.json"
}{
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2026.5.18"
}
],
"source": [
"AFFECTED_FIELD",
"CPE_RANGE"
],
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
}