CVE•Published 2026-06-11•Modified 2026-06-12•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53811Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Matrix allowFrom feature that allows authenticated accounts to match policy entries through mutable display name metadata. Attackers with the ability to change display names can receive agent access intended for another Matrix identity, potentially gaining unauthorized permissions depending on operator configuration.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-11
Modified 2026-06-12
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-53811Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Openclaw Openclaw"All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Openclaw"HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-53811Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-53811Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-53811Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-53811GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-53811" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.