CVE-2026-53847

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 4.0

5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-266

Published

2026-06-16

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

Affected

• openclaw:openclaw

Packages (OSV)

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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