Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.25
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- published22 Jun 2026
- disclosed18 Jun 2026
- creditzsxsoft
Introduced: 18 Jun 2026
NewCVE-2026-53863 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.25 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the policy resolution process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to group policies by supplying unvalidated group IDs when invoking the affected feature. This is only exploitable if the feature allowing group ID input is enabled and accessible to lower-trust users.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by avoiding exposure of group-policy controlled tools to untrusted senders, keeping channel and tool allowlists narrow, avoiding sharing one Gateway between mutually untrusted users, and disabling the affected feature when not needed.