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TI-2026-38840 Aliases CVE-2026-53844GHSA-72fw-cqh5-f324

OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Session Visibility Check Bypass in Shared Memory Search

Priority LOW 26CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains a session visibility check bypass vulnerability in shared memory search that allows authenticated callers to access memory entries without proper authorization. Attackers can skip session visibility guards on the search path to retrieve memory entries that should not be visible to their session.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.29openclaw (npm): 2026.4.29

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.4.292026.4.29Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.292026.4.29Patch availableGHSA-72fw-cqh5-f324
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.29 Fixed in 2026.4.29 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.29 Fixed in 2026.4.29 Patch available GHSA-72fw-cqh5-f324

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.29VulnerableOpenClaw
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.4.29 beta1VulnerableOpenClaw
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.4.29 beta2VulnerableOpenClaw
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.4.29 beta3VulnerableOpenClaw
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.4.29 beta4VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.29 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.4.29 beta1 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.4.29 beta2 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.4.29 beta3 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.4.29:beta4:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.4.29 beta4 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.29
  • Fix · GHSA-72fw-cqh5-f324 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.29 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.29

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-38842 OpenClaw < 2026.4.29 - Arbitrary Package Manager Execution via Workspace .env npm_execpathPriority LOW 32
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53844
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72fw-cqh5-f324

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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