CVE-2026-53833
OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the QQBot streaming command that allows authenticated senders to mutate configuration without explicit allowFrom restrictions.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.29 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the QQBot streaming command that allows authenticated senders to mutate configuration without explicit allowFrom restrictions. Attackers can modify QQBot streaming configuration outside intended admin policy by reaching the affected command without non-wildcard allowlist entry requirements.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-290
- Affected
- openclaw/openclaw
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-jvm4-4j77-39p6Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-qqbot-streaming-commandThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.