CVE-2026-53832

OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Identity Header Forgery via Trusted-Proxy Configuration

State: Published
Severity: 7.4 High
Published: Jun 12, 2026
Updated: Jun 15, 2026
Reserved: Jun 10, 2026

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains an identity header validation vulnerability allowing local same-host callers to forge trusted-proxy identity headers. Attackers with access to the proxy-facing Gateway port can supply forged identity headers to assume operator identity and potentially escalate privileges.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	7.4 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	7.7 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.5.18Affected 2026.5.18Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-rggc-m335-3wvj)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 - Identity Header Forgery via Trusted-Proxy Configurationthird-party-advisory

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