CVE-2026-53821

OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Scope Elevation in trusted-proxy Control UI WebSocket

State: Published
Severity: 8.7 High
Published: Jun 12, 2026
Updated: Jun 15, 2026
Reserved: Jun 10, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.7 High	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	VulnCheck
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.5.18Affected 2026.5.18Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-qjpc-qf9m-xwmr)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Scope Elevation in trusted-proxy Control UI WebSocketthird-party-advisory

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