Vulnerability · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-53852OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Scope Bypass via Empty-Scope Device Re-pairing

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.25 contains a scope containment bypass vulnerability in device re-pairing that allows authenticated operators to restore broader scopes than intended by submitting empty-scope re-pairing requests. Attackers can exploit this by sending re-pairing requests with empty scope sets to skip containment guards and retain unauthorized device access.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.25	GHSA-8mg9-j9cf-54cj

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.4.25

Weakness: CWE-636 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8mg9-j9cf-54cj) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Scope Bypass via Empty-Scope Device Re-pairing third-party-advisory