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CVE-2026-53844: OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Session Visibility Check Bypass in Shared Memory Search

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-16 · updated 2026-10-23
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a session visibility check bypass vulnerability in shared memory search that allows authenticated callers to access memory entries without proper authorization. Attackers can skip session visibility guards on the search path to retrieve memory entries that should not be visible to their session.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.4.29; 2026.4.29-beta1, 2026.4.29-beta2, 2026.4.29-beta3, 2026.4.29-beta4 — fixed in 2026.4.29

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.4.29. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-72fw-cqh5-f324
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-session-visibility-check-bypass-in-shared-memory-search

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