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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.3 Medium

CVE-2026-53847

OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Privilege Escalation via Active Memory Write Scope

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Active Memory write scope that allows Gateway operators with operator.write access to modify global configuration without requiring operator.admin privileges. Attackers with operator.write access can exploit insufficient scope validation to apply unauthorized configuration changes beyond the intended write scope.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

OpenClaw OpenClaw

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 2026.5.6affected
  • 2026.5.6unaffected
pkg:npm/openclaw

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