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TI-2026-38850 Aliases CVE-2026-53854GHSA-4hpg-mp64-x7xq

OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Privilege Escalation via ownerAllowFrom Wildcard Inheritance in Internal/Webchat Commands

Priority LOW 26CWE-863Published · 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
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in internal and webchat command authentication that allows senders to inherit wildcard ownerAllowFrom state across channel boundaries. Attackers can exploit this by sending commands on affected internal or webchat paths to execute owner-style command behavior outside intended channel scope, potentially bypassing access controls.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00245 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.4.25openclaw (npm): 2026.4.25

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 2026.4.252026.4.25Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.4.252026.4.25Patch availableGHSA-4hpg-mp64-x7xq
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.4.25 Fixed in 2026.4.25 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.25 Fixed in 2026.4.25 Patch available GHSA-4hpg-mp64-x7xq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.4.25VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.4.25 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.4.25
  • Fix · GHSA-4hpg-mp64-x7xq openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.4.25 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.4.25

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-38846 OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Control Scope Enforcement Bypass in Focus CommandPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2026-38859 OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Unvalidated Group ID Acceptance in Tool Group PolicyPriority LOW 26
    • TI-2026-38848 OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Scope Bypass via Empty-Scope Device Re-pairingPriority LOW 11
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53854
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hpg-mp64-x7xq

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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