CVE-2026-53814

high

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.20 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where hook-triggered agent runs incorrectly receive owner-scoped MCP loopback authority instead of hook-appropriate scope. Attackers with a valid hook token can exploit the /hooks/agent endpoint to cause spawned CLI runtimes to access or invoke owner-only MCP tools, potentially executing privileged actions like persistent cron state modifications.

References

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-11

Updated: 2026-06-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00038