Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-53817
|
| Summary | OpenClaw: Control UI locality spoofing could mint a durable admin device token ### Summary In affected LAN/shared-token Control UI deployments, a caller could spoof locality information used during Control UI pairing and obtain a durable admin-capable device token. This issue is limited to deployments where the caller already has the network/authentication foothold needed to reach the Control UI pairing path. It is not an unauthenticated internet exposure issue. ### Affected configurations This affects configurations such as LAN-bound gateways or shared-token Control UI access where locality signals were accepted as sufficient for pairing decisions. ### Impact A temporary or shared Control UI access path could be turned into a persistent admin device token. That token could remain useful after the shared gateway token was rotated, unless the paired device was removed. The issue is a pairing/locality validation problem: locality-derived trust was stronger than it should have been. ### Patched Versions The first stable patched version is `2026.5.22`. ### Mitigations Upgrade to `openclaw@2026.5.22` or later. For older deployments, remove unexpected paired devices and avoid exposing Control UI pairing paths on networks with untrusted clients. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 7.8 |
| Risk | 3.9 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| CWE-287 | Improper Authentication |
| CWE-290 | Authentication Bypass by Spoofing |
| CWE-284 | Improper Access Control |
| CWE-863 | Incorrect Authorization |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 8.0 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw.json |
| cvssv4 | 8.7 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | ||
| CVE-2026-53817 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53817 | |
| GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw | Advisory | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw |
| openclaw-control-ui-locality-spoofing-in-device-pairing | Advisory | https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-control-ui-locality-spoofing-in-device-pairing |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Attack Requirements (AT) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) | Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) | Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) | Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) | Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) | Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent local physical |
low high |
none present |
none low high |
none passive active |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-06-12T15:25:47Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53817.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-53817
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
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