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CVE-2026-53860: OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Sender Policy Bypass via Mutable Conversation Identifiers in BlueBubbles

• 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 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-807

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a sender policy bypass vulnerability in BlueBubbles that allows participants to match allowlist entries through conversation metadata rather than stable sender identity. Attackers can influence conversation-level identifiers to receive agent responses intended for configured senders, potentially bypassing access controls.

Affected products

• OpenClaw: before 2026.5.7; 2026.5.7-beta1 — fixed in 2026.5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenClaw 2026.5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8j37-5w68-wj2g
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-sender-policy-bypass-via-mutable-conversation-identifiers-in-bluebubbles

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