Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-62202

Access Control in Openclaw 2026.6.1 – 2026.6.9

Public PoCAccess Control
Published
17 July 2026
Modified
21 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 7.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 0.0030 22th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-62202 is a high-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw. Its CVSS base score is 7.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Cron (T1053.003); ranked at the 22th 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 AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

OpenClaw versions 2026.6.1 before 2026.6.9 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in isolated cron jobs that allows lower-trust callers to regain denied execution tools. Attackers can execute or persist actions beyond their intended authorization by leveraging misconfigured input paths in the…

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affected cron feature.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1053.003 Cron Execution
Adversaries may abuse the <code>cron</code> utility to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
Why these techniques?

Privilege escalation via misconfigured cron job input paths directly enables unauthorized scheduled task execution (T1053.003) and exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068).

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

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Affected Assets

openclaw
openclaw
2026.6.1 — 2026.6.9

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
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 authorization decisions to block lower-trust callers from regaining denied execution tools in the cron feature.

prevent

Limits privileges so that misconfigured input paths cannot be leveraged to escalate beyond intended authorization in isolated cron jobs.

prevent

Enforces information flow rules on input paths to stop unauthorized actions from bypassing the intended isolation of cron jobs.

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