Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-53817OpenClaw < 2026.5.22 - Control UI Locality Spoofing in Device Pairing

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity authentication bypass by spoofing in OpenClaw from OpenClaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.5.22	GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.5.22

Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw) vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-control-ui-locality-spoofing-in-device-pairing third-party-advisory