CVE•Published 2026-06-16•Modified 2026-06-18•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53849Openclaw · Openclaw
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
12
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 88% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the allowFrom feature improperly validates Discord account identity using mutable display names instead of immutable user IDs. Attackers with Discord accounts can change their display name to match a policy entry and gain unauthorized agent access intended for another Discord identity.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-16
Modified 2026-06-18
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-2026-53849Hosts 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-2026-53849Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-53849Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-53849Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-53849GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-53849" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.