Incorrect Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.5.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-17393808
  • published22 Jun 2026
  • disclosed18 Jun 2026
  • creditYLChen-007

Introduced: 18 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-53860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.5.7 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the BlueBubbles process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted agent responses by manipulating conversation-level identifiers to match allowlist entries through conversation metadata rather than a stable sender identity. This is only exploitable if the affected feature is enabled and reachable, and the operator's configuration allows lower-trust input to access the relevant path.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by preferring stable sender identifiers, restricting BlueBubbles groups, narrowing channel and tool allowlists, avoiding shared Gateways between untrusted users, and disabling the affected feature when not needed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1