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.
CVE-2026-53817
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 77% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 22.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 11, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026OpenClaw < 2026.5.22 - Control UI Locality Spoofing in Device Pairing | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-control-ui-locality-spoofing-in-device-pairingControl UI locality spoofing could mint a durable admin device token · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hwVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53817(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
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