OpenClaw up to 2026.5.25 incomplete blacklist

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.25. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to incomplete blacklist. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-53864. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.25 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incomplete blacklist vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-184. The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenClaw before 2026.5.26 contains an insufficient sanitization vulnerability in the host environment sanitizer that allows Node.js control variables to bypass validation. Attackers with access to workspace .env files, tool environment overrides, or skill environment blocks can pass malicious Node.js control variables to influence child processes or coverage output paths.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-53864 since 06/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1562.006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2026.5.26 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incomplete blacklist
CWE: CWE-184 / CWE-183 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.5.26

Timelineinfo

06/10/2026 CVE reserved
06/16/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-ccwh-wwpp-6wg5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-53864 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-53864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371435

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2026 22:09
Changes: 06/16/2026 22:09 (76)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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