Vulnerability · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-53863OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Unvalidated Group ID Acceptance in Tool Group Policy

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key 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 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.25 contains an input validation vulnerability in tool group policy callers that accept unvalidated group IDs. Attackers who can supply a group ID to the policy resolver could trigger incorrect group-policy decisions for tool invocations, potentially bypassing intended access controls.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	openclaw	2026.4.25	GHSA-985f-72mj-8gf7

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	0 – before 2026.4.25

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-985f-72mj-8gf7) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.25 - Unvalidated Group ID Acceptance in Tool Group Policy third-party-advisory