Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-53835

Access Control in Openclaw ≤ 2026.5.6

Public PoCAccess Control
Published
12 June 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 2.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0017 6th percentile
Risk Priority 15 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-53835 is a low-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw. Its CVSS base score is 2.3 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (T1548); ranked at the 6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and CM-5 (Access Restrictions for Change) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a configuration enforcement bypass vulnerability in Feishu dynamic-agent bindings that allows authenticated senders to create or update bindings without honoring configured config-write controls. Attackers can exploit this by leveraging the dynamic-agent binding feature to change sender-agent…

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binding state beyond intended policy, potentially enabling unauthorized binding modifications.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
T1484 Domain or Tenant Policy Modification Defense Impairment
Adversaries may modify the configuration settings of a domain or identity tenant to evade defenses and/or escalate privileges in centrally managed environments.
Why these techniques?

Authorization bypass of config-write controls directly enables abuse of elevation mechanisms and unauthorized policy/binding modifications.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

openclaw
openclaw
≤ 2026.5.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • CM-5 Access Restrictions for Change
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces the configured config-write controls on dynamic-agent binding creation/update operations that the CVE bypasses.

prevent

Restricts logical access to perform configuration changes, specifically preventing unauthorized sender-agent binding modifications.

prevent

Ensures authenticated senders receive only the minimal privileges needed, limiting ability to alter bindings beyond intended policy.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Defining, enforcing, and reviewing access authorizations and least privilege directly prevents incorrect authorization checks.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Requiring consistency between access rights and classification plus formal approval steps ensures that the authorization logic correctly distinguishes between entities that should and should not be granted access.

prevents

Enforcing policy-driven approval and role-change reviews stops incorrect or stale authorization decisions from remaining in effect after job changes or terminations.

prevents

By tying access rights to identity, device, location and classification, the control reduces the likelihood that an authorization decision will be based on an incorrect or bypassed policy.

References