CVE•Published 2026-06-12•Modified 2026-07-23•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53831Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.3
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS percentile
9
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 91% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-12
Modified 2026-07-23
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-53831Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openclaw Openclaw"All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openclaw"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-53831Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-53831Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-53831Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-53831GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-53831" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.