CVE-2026-53849

OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFrom

State: Published
Severity: 8.6 High
Published: Jun 16, 2026
Updated: Jun 18, 2026
Reserved: Jun 10, 2026

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the allowFrom feature improperly validates Discord account identity using mutable display names instead of immutable user IDs. Attackers with Discord accounts can change their display name to match a policy entry and gain unauthorized agent access intended for another Discord identity.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.6 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	8.1 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	before 2026.5.7Affected 2026.5.7Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFromthird-party-advisory

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