OpenClaw up to 2026.4.24 failing open

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.24. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in failing open. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-53852. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.4.24. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a failing open vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-636. When the product encounters an error condition or failure, its design requires it to fall back to a state that is less secure than other options that are available, such as selecting the weakest encryption algorithm or using the most permissive access control restrictions. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenClaw before 2026.4.25 contains a scope containment bypass vulnerability in device re-pairing that allows authenticated operators to restore broader scopes than intended by submitting empty-scope re-pairing requests. Attackers can exploit this by sending re-pairing requests with empty scope sets to skip containment guards and retain unauthorized device access.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-53852 since 06/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 2026.4.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Failing open
CWE: CWE-636
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.4.25

Timelineinfo

06/10/2026 CVE reserved
06/16/2026 +6 days Advisory disclosed
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-53852 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-53852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371370

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2026 21:35
Changes: 06/16/2026 21:35 (74)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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