CVE-2026-53837

medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains an improper access control vulnerability in Mattermost event handlers that fails to validate channel type metadata. Attackers can bypass intended DM policy decisions by sending crafted Mattermost events missing channel type information to process restricted content.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-missing-channel-type-validation-in-mattermost-event-handlers

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-gp79-m99v-gjmh

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-12

Updated: 2026-06-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.7

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6.3

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00029