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CVE-2026-53847: OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Privilege Escalation via Active Memory Write Scope

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-266

Description

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 products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.5.6; 2026.5.6-beta1 — fixed in 2026.5.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.5.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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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