OpenClaw up to 2026.5.17 authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.17 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-53816. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.5.17. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Ellahi as GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-53816 since 06/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2026.5.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.5.18

Timelineinfo

06/10/2026 CVE reserved
06/12/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
06/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-3c6j-hq33-3jv4
Researcher: Ellahi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-53816 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-53816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-370542

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2026 06:32
Changes: 06/12/2026 06:32 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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