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TI-2026-38832 Aliases CVE-2026-53836GHSA-j472-gf56-x589

OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Allowlist Bypass via PowerShell Encoded-Command Aliases

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-184Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains an allowlist bypass vulnerability in PowerShell encoded-command handling that allows attackers to execute encoded commands using abbreviated flag aliases not recognized by the allowlist parser. Remote authenticated operators can bypass execution allowlist checks by using unrecognized encoded-command alias forms to execute arbitrary PowerShell content.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00451 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.5.12openclaw (npm): 2026.5.12

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.5.122026.5.12Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.5.122026.5.12Patch availableGHSA-j472-gf56-x589
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.5.12 Fixed in 2026.5.12 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.5.12 Fixed in 2026.5.12 Patch available GHSA-j472-gf56-x589

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.5.12VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.5.12 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.5.12
  • Fix · GHSA-j472-gf56-x589 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.5.12 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.5.12

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-38816 OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Exec Denylist Bypass in Bundle MCP Loopback Session SpawnPriority LOW 29
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53836
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j472-gf56-x589
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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