OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Active Memory write scope that allows Gateway operators with operator.write access to modify global configuration without requiring operator.admin privileges. Attackers with operator.write access can exploit insufficient scope validation to apply unauthorized configuration changes beyond the intended write scope.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.3 · openclawNVD modified 2026-10-24 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.5.6:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*