What is CVE-2026-53847?

CVE-2026-53847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-53847?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Openclaw

CVE-2026-53847

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. At…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.5.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53847?: CVE-2026-53847 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-53847?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.