CVE-2026-53847

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 61/100
Published: 2026-06-16 Modified: 2026-10-24 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: X
AT: None
VC: None
VI: Low
VA: Low

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.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
openclaw openclaw < 2026.5.6
openclaw openclaw 2026.5.6

Bug Bounty Relevance

61 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10.0 v4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.18%
Raw Score 0.001760
Percentile 7.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00176
2026-10-28
0.00176

Intelligence Sources

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