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…

EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, 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.