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GHSA-CHR9-M4Q2-76HW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-02 16:04 – Updated: 2026-07-02 16:04

Summary

OpenClaw: Control UI locality spoofing could mint a durable admin device token

Details

Summary

In affected LAN/shared-token Control UI deployments, a caller could spoof locality information used during Control UI pairing and obtain a durable admin-capable device token.

This issue is limited to deployments where the caller already has the network/authentication foothold needed to reach the Control UI pairing path. It is not an unauthenticated internet exposure issue.

Affected configurations

This affects configurations such as LAN-bound gateways or shared-token Control UI access where locality signals were accepted as sufficient for pairing decisions.

Impact

A temporary or shared Control UI access path could be turned into a persistent admin device token. That token could remain useful after the shared gateway token was rotated, unless the paired device was removed.

The issue is a pairing/locality validation problem: locality-derived trust was stronger than it should have been.

Patched Versions

The first stable patched version is 2026.5.22.

Mitigations

Upgrade to openclaw@2026.5.22 or later. For older deployments, remove unexpected paired devices and avoid exposing Control UI pairing paths on networks with untrusted clients.

Severity

8.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-07-02T16:04:35Z",
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CVE-2026-53817 (GCVE-0-2026-53817)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-11 20:09 – Updated: 2026-06-23 16:16 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.5.22 - Control UI Locality Spoofing in Device Pairing

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.5.22 contains a locality validation vulnerability in Control UI pairing that allows attackers with network access to spoof locality information and obtain durable admin-capable device tokens. Attackers can exploit insufficient locality-derived trust validation to convert temporary shared access into persistent administrative credentials that survive token rotation.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-con…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.5.22 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.5.22 (semver)

Date Public

2026-05-28 00:00

Credits

cantinagen

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-CHR9-M4Q2-76HW

Summary

Affected configurations

Impact

Patched Versions

Mitigations

CVE-2026-53817 (GCVE-0-2026-53817)

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