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TI-2026-38856 Aliases CVE-2026-53860GHSA-8j37-5w68-wj2g

OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Sender Policy Bypass via Mutable Conversation Identifiers in BlueBubbles

Priority LOW 11CWE-807Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · 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 2026.5.7 contains a sender policy bypass vulnerability in BlueBubbles that allows participants to match allowlist entries through conversation metadata rather than stable sender identity. Attackers can influence conversation-level identifiers to receive agent responses intended for configured senders, potentially bypassing access controls.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00171 6th 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
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 2026.5.72026.5.7Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.5.72026.5.7Patch availableGHSA-8j37-5w68-wj2g
  • 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-8j37-5w68-wj2g

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-8j37-5w68-wj2g 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-2026-38845 OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFromPriority LOW 39

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53860
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j37-5w68-wj2g

References

  • 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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