CVE-2026-53845

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-06-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a hook bypass vulnerability where skill commands routed through the affected dispatch path skip before-tool-call hook coverage. Attackers can exploit this by sending skill commands through the vulnerable dispatch path to bypass hook-based auditing and policy enforcement mechanisms.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(high)
EPSS
8.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Skill-Command Dispatch Hook Bypass via Before-Tool-Call Hook Skipping | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-skill-command-dispatch-hook-bypass-via-before-tool-call-hook-skipping
github Patch Available

Skill-command dispatch could skip before-tool-call hooks · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-68xw-r643-9p5w

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53845(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
openclaw—2026.5.6—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 53× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 23:07 UTCEG score recompute
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  28. 2026-06-16 19:48 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53845?
CVE-2026-53845 is a medium vulnerability published on June 16, 2026. OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a hook bypass vulnerability where skill commands routed through the affected dispatch path skip before-tool-call hook coverage. Attackers can exploit this by sending skill commands through the vulnerable dispatch path to bypass hook-based auditing and policy…
When was CVE-2026-53845 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53845 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53845 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53845 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53845?
CVE-2026-53845 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53845?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53845, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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