Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-53816
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains an insufficient provenance validation vulnerability in node event handling that allows paired nodes to forge exec lifecycle events without system.run authorization. A malicious or compromised paired node can send crafted node.event messages to the gateway, steering target sessions into exec-event paths that expose capabilities the reduced node surface should not provide.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 11.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.2