OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in exec allowlist glob matching that allows lower-trust callers to execute actions beyond intended authorization
Why It Matters
Analysis dossierWhy It Matters
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in exec allowlist glob matching that allows lower-trust callers to execute actions beyond intended authorization. Attackers can craft input paths that traverse the allowlist glob patterns to execute or persist unauthorized actions when the affected feature is enabled.
High
Unknown
Unknown
Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal
Affected Products & Remediation
1 source-backed product- openclaw openclaw · < 2026.5.18 · NVD CPE · Source
Vendor or catalog guidance (source)
Not provided by source
Known exploitation (source facts)
Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".
- CISA KEV
- Unknown
- Exploited (source statement)
- Unknown
- Publicly disclosed (source)
- Unknown
Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)
SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.
Matched path-traversal (CWE-22)
Exposure
- Locate affected deployments and the path-handling endpoint named by the advisory.Telemetry: Application access logs · The affected path must come from the source, not the CWE alone. · Rule path-traversal
Exploitation evidence
- Review requests to that endpoint for traversal encodings and unusual file responses.Telemetry: Application access logs · Such patterns are a hypothesis to validate against normal traffic. · Rule path-traversal
Response
- Verify the source-stated fix and retest the affected path.Telemetry: Application change records · The exact remediation depends on the source advisory. · Rule path-traversal
CISA KEV Record
CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.
Change History & Source Data
— No recorded material change
- CNA / source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
- Record status · verification
- UPDATED · NVD API
- CPE
- cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Evidence & Provenance
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