CVE-2026-53827 OpenClaw < 2026.5.2 - Credential Exposure via Model-Supplied Loopback URLs in message.action Forwarding

What is CVE-2026-53827?

CVE-2026-53827 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 12 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.2 contains a credential exposure vulnerability in message.action forwarding that allows model-controlled metadata to forward action payloads with Gateway credentials to attacker-supplied loopback URLs. Remote attackers can intercept Gateway tokens and action payloads by providing malicious loopback targets through model-controlled action metadata.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53827?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-53827?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.2 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2026-53827 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
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Also known as GHSA-5hj8-2w5c-mmpr, GHSA-grc3-2j34-p6gm, MINI-35pp-chq4-64h7, MINI-3f9j-8hxc-4hv2.