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Advisory details: vulnrichment / CVE-2026-53861
Advisory ID vulnrichment/CVE-2026-53861
Aliases
Summary OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in the macOS Swift exec feature that misses combined POSIX inline-command flags. Attackers can execute shell content outside the intended allowlist check by using combined flag forms, potentially allowing unauthorized command execution depending on operator configuration.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.6
cvssv4 5.3
ssvc Track
Reference id Reference type URL
GHSA-c226-q6fx-6j6c Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-c226-q6fx-6j6c
openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-combined-posix-inline-flags-on-macos Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-allowlist-bypass-via-combined-posix-inline-flags-on-macos
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at None
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at None
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-06-17T13:54:25Z/ Found at None

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-06-17T13:54:25Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53861.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-53861

View SSVC decision tree 
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 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]