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.
History

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Scope Elevation in trusted-proxy Control UI WebSocket
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-06-12T21:56:49.563Z

Updated: 2026-06-15T21:36:56.983Z

Reserved: 2026-06-10T21:16:07.495Z

Link: CVE-2026-53821

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T21:36:52.123Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-12T22:16:53.173

Modified: 2026-06-16T02:53:11.393

Link: CVE-2026-53821

cve-icon Redhat

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