CVE-2026-53847

MEDIUM EPSS 7.4%
Published Jun 16, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.3 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Jun 16, 2026 1w ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Active Memory write scope that allows Gateway operators with operator.write access to modify global configuration without requiring operator.admin privileges. Attackers with operator.write access can exploit insufficient scope validation to apply unauthorized configuration changes beyond the intended write scope.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-266

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
openclawopenclaw* <2026.5.6
openclawopenclaw2026.5.6any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x629-46cc-7xgw
    Vendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-active-memory-write-scope
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.