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CVE-2026-53829 OpenClaw CVE debrief

CVE-2026-53829 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in OpenClaw before 2026.5.18. The approval display truncation vulnerability allows authenticated users to hide command suffixes from approvers. Attackers can submit oversized exec commands with benign prefixes and malicious suffixes to execute unauthorized operations after approval.

Vendor
OpenClaw
Product
Unknown
CVSS
HIGH 8.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-12
Original CVE updated
2026-06-12
Advisory published
2026-06-12
Advisory updated
2026-06-12

Who should care

Users of OpenClaw before version 2026.5.18 should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.5 and is classified as HIGH severity. The CVSS vector is CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update OpenClaw to version 2026.5.18 or later.
  • Review and monitor exec commands for suspicious activity.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was reported by Vulncheck and is tracked under CVE-2026-53829.

Official resources

CVE-2026-53829 was published on 2026-06-12T22:16:54.347Z and has not been modified since then.