CVE•Published 2026-06-16•Modified 2026-06-18•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53866Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
19
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 81% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-16
Modified 2026-06-18
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-2026-53866Hosts 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-2026-53866Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-53866Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-53866Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-53866GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-53866" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.