What is CVE-2026-53854?

CVE-2026-53854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-53854?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-53854

OpenClaw before 2026.4.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in internal and webchat command authentication that allows senders to inherit wildcard ownerAllowFrom state across channel boundaries. Attackers can exploit this by se…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.4.25

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53854?: CVE-2026-53854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-53854?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.