OpenClaw before 2026.5.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the allowFrom feature that binds to mutable Slack display names. Attackers with Slack account access can change display name metadata to match policy entries, potentially gaining unauthorized agent access intended for other identities.
CVE-2026-53823
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- 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
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(high)
- EPSS
- 11.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 12, 2026
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026OpenClaw < 2026.5.3 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Slack Display Names in allowFrom | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-mutable-slack-display-names-in-allowfromSlack allowFrom could bind to mutable display names · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-c29c-2q9c-pc86Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53823(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)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 34× in last 7d / 128× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 128 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-07-07 00:55 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-07 00:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 00:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-06 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-05 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-05 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 23:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-04 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-04 11:15 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-04 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-03 22:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-03 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-03 10:01 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-03 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-02 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-02 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-02 09:01 UTCEG score recompute
Show 75 moreShow fewer
- 2026-07-02 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-01 20:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-01 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-01 08:07 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-01 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-30 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-30 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-30 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-30 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-29 18:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-29 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-29 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-29 06:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-28 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-28 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-28 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-28 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-27 16:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-27 03:39 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 03:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-26 15:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-26 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-26 02:44 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-26 02:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-25 14:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-25 14:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-25 01:50 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-25 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-24 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-24 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-24 00:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-24 00:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 12:08 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-23 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-22 23:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-22 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-22 11:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-22 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-21 22:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-21 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 09:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-21 09:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-20 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-20 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-20 05:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-20 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-19 16:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-19 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-19 04:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-19 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-18 15:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-18 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-53823?
When was CVE-2026-53823 disclosed?
Is CVE-2026-53823 actively exploited?
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53823?
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53823?
Dependency Blast Radius
Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-53823
Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-53823?
EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.