CVSS 4.0
8.7 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-53821
High (8.7) in openclaw openclaw. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in openclaw 2026.5.18.
OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 accepts WebSocket client-declared operator scopes before binding to server-approved pairing or trusted-proxy authorization baseline. Unpaired or restricted trusted-proxy Control UI clients can obtain cached operator.admin authority on live WebSocket connections to execute admin-gated Gateway RPCs.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 21% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-862
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openclaw:openclaw
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-qjpc-qf9m-xwmr | npm | openclaw | <2026.5.18 | 2026.5.18 |