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CVE-2026-53821 (GCVE-0-2026-53821)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 21:56 – Updated: 2026-06-15 21:36 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Scope Elevation in trusted-proxy Control UI WebSocket
Summary
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 accepts WebSocket client-declared operator scopes before binding to server-approved pairing or trusted-proxy authorization baseline. Unpaired or restricted trusted-proxy Control UI clients can obtain cached operator.admin authority on live WebSocket connections to execute admin-gated Gateway RPCs.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-15 21:36 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenClaw OpenClaw Affected: 0 , < 2026.5.18 (semver)
Unaffected: 2026.5.18 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Date Public
2026-05-28 00:00
Credits
Ad Actum (@adactum) Andres Murillo (@handmilkingsoftware)
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