CVE-2026-53817
HIGHOpenClaw < 2026.5.22 - Control UI Locality Spoofing in Device Pairing
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-control-ui-locality-spoofing-in-device-pairing
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-290
Status
published
Products (3)
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
< 2026.5.22
openclaw/openclaw
< 2026.5.22
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
2026.5.22
Published
Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026