CVE-2026-53814

HIGH

OpenClaw < 2026.5.20 - Privilege Escalation via Hook-Triggered CLI MCP Tool Authority

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.20 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where hook-triggered agent runs incorrectly receive owner-scoped MCP loopback authority instead of hook-appropriate scope. Attackers with a valid hook token can exploit the /hooks/agent endpoint to cause spawned CLI runtimes to access or invoke owner-only MCP tools, potentially executing privileged actions like persistent cron state modifications.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6fvr-66p3-3qj4)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-6fvr-66p3-3qj4

Scores

CVSS v3 8.3
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 19.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-266
Status published
Products (3)
OpenClaw/OpenClaw < 2026.5.20
openclaw/openclaw < 2026.5.20
OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.5.20
Published Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 12, 2026