CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-53823
8.6 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Last modified
- 2026-07-23
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.6 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-290
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the allowFrom feature that binds to mutable Slack display names. Attackers with Slack account access can change display name metadata to match policy entries, potentially gaining unauthorized agent access intended for other identities.
Affected configurations
• openclaw openclaw (< 2026.5.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing weakness
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-c29c-2q9c-pc86 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-mutable-slack-display-names-in-allowfrom Third Party Advisory