{"id":"CVE-2026-53816","aliases":["GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53816","summary":"OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Exec Lifecycle Event Forgery via Paired Node","details":"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.","published":"2026-06-11T20:09:15.669Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:16.480890229Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","fixedVersion":"2026.5.18"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53816.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53816"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-lifecycle-event-forgery-via-paired-node"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:16.480890229Z"}}