{"cve":"CVE-2026-53847","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-16T19:17:01.790","modified":"2026-10-24T13:10:00.147","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":5.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","score":5.4},"cwes":["CWE-266"],"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"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-24T16:53:27.712498749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53847","score":0.00176,"percentile":0.07129,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x629-46cc-7xgw","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x629-46cc-7xgw","summary":"OpenClaw: Active Memory write scope could mutate global config","modified":"2026-06-18T20:41:28.518558Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.5.6"],"fixed":["2026.5.6"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}