CVE-2026-53847

Summary

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. Attackers with operator.write access can exploit insufficient scope validation to apply unauthorized configuration changes beyond the intended write scope.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: partial

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-x629-46cc-7xgw
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-active-memory-write-scope

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