CVE-2026-53834
OpenClaw before 2026.4.27 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in QQBot pre-dispatch slash commands that allows authenticated senders to skip allowFrom policy checks.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.27 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in QQBot pre-dispatch slash commands that allows authenticated senders to skip allowFrom policy checks. Attackers can invoke slash commands before configured access control policies are applied, potentially triggering command handling from blocked senders depending on operator configuration.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- openclaw/openclaw
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-77pv-3w4q-vrj5Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-in-qqbot-pre-dispatch-slash-commandsThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.