CVE-2026-53839

medium

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a hostname validation vulnerability in retry endpoint checks that allows matching hostname prefixes instead of exact hostnames. Attackers can exploit this by crafting a hostname prefix resembling a trusted host to send authentication material to untrusted endpoints.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-hostname-prefix-matching-bypass-in-trusted-retry-endpoint-validation

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-77q5-rr5v-x43q

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-12

Updated: 2026-06-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 6

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00047