OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Active Memory write scope that allows Gateway operators with operator.write access to modify global configuration without requiring operator.admin privileges. Attackers with operator.write access can exploit insufficient scope validation to apply unauthorized configuration changes beyond the intended write scope.
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| Description | OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Active Memory write scope that allows Gateway operators with operator.write access to modify global configuration without requiring operator.admin privileges. Attackers with operator.write access can exploit insufficient scope validation to apply unauthorized configuration changes beyond the intended write scope. | |
| Title | OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Privilege Escalation via Active Memory Write Scope | |
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Openclaw openclaw |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-266 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-16T18:45:07.648Z
Reserved: 2026-06-10T21:21:12.125Z
Link: CVE-2026-53847
Updated: 2026-06-16T18:45:02.232Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-16T19:17:01.790
Modified: 2026-06-16T19:17:01.790
Link: CVE-2026-53847
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-16T19:30:16Z