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TI-2026-38845 Aliases CVE-2026-53849GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h

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

Priority LOW 39CWE-290Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00267 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.5.7openclaw (npm): 2026.5.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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 2026.5.72026.5.7Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.5.72026.5.7Patch availableGHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.5.7 Fixed in 2026.5.7 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.5.7 Fixed in 2026.5.7 Patch available GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.5.7VulnerableOpenClaw
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.5.7:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2026.5.7 beta1VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.5.7 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.5.7:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2026.5.7 beta1 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.5.7
  • Fix · GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.5.7 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.5.7

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-38856 OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Sender Policy Bypass via Mutable Conversation Identifiers in BlueBubblesPriority LOW 11
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53849
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h

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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