{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.0","title":"CVE-2026-53849: OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFrom","publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"HarborGuard Database","namespace":"https://database.harborguard.co"},"tracking":{"id":"CVE-2026-53849","status":"final","version":"1","initial_release_date":"2026-06-16T18:04:59.598Z","current_release_date":"2026-06-17T13:53:08.464Z","revision_history":[{"date":"2026-06-16T18:04:59.598Z","number":"1","summary":"Initial machine-readable export from HarborGuard."}]},"distribution":{"tlp":{"label":"WHITE"},"text":"Public CVE data; freely redistributable."},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the allowFrom feature improperly validates Discord account identity using mutable display names instead of immutable user IDs. Attackers with Discord accounts can change their display name to match a policy entry and gain unauthorized agent access intended for another Discord identity.","title":"CVE description"}],"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"CVE-2026-53849 on HarborGuard Database","url":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-53849"},{"category":"external","summary":"CVE Record","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53849"},{"category":"external","summary":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h)","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cw4q-gqg5-g38h"},{"category":"external","summary":"VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFrom","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-mutable-discord-display-names-in-allowfrom"}]},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"OpenClaw","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"OpenClaw","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":"<2026.5.7","product":{"name":"OpenClaw OpenClaw <2026.5.7","product_id":"CSAFPID-1","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}},{"category":"product_version","name":"2026.5.7","product":{"name":"OpenClaw OpenClaw 2026.5.7","product_id":"CSAFPID-2","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-53849","title":"OpenClaw < 2026.5.7 - Privilege Escalation via Mutable Discord Display Names in allowFrom","notes":[{"category":"description","text":"OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where the allowFrom feature improperly validates Discord account identity using mutable display names instead of immutable user IDs. Attackers with Discord accounts can change their display name to match a policy entry and gain unauthorized agent access intended for another Discord identity.","title":"CVE description"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-1"],"fixed":["CSAFPID-2"]},"scores":[{"cvss_v4":{"version":"4.0","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","baseScore":8.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["CSAFPID-1"]}],"remediations":[{"category":"vendor_fix","details":"Update to a fixed version: 2026.5.7.","product_ids":["CSAFPID-1"]}]}]}