User Impersonation Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.5.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-17339817
  • published15 Jun 2026
  • disclosed12 Jun 2026
  • creditPhilipPhil

Introduced: 12 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-53823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.5.3 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Impersonation in the allowFrom feature that relies on mutable Slack display names. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to agent privileges by modifying their Slack display name to match entries in the access policy.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1