CVE-2026-53852

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-53852?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.25 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-53852 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-53852 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-53852?

CVE-2026-53852 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-53852 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for openclaw (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.25 contains a scope containment bypass vulnerability in device re-pairing that allows authenticated operators to restore broader scopes than intended by submitting empty-scope re-pairing requests. Attackers can exploit this by sending re-pairing requests with empty scope sets to skip containment guards and retain unauthorized device access.

CWE-636

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:< 2026.4.25Fixed in:2026.4.25CVE-2026-53852derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-636 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-43532	High	8.8	12%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-28840	High	7.5	2.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-1578	High	8.8	2.0%	-	-
CVE-2023-28842	Medium	6.8	1.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-21210	Medium	4.2	1.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-3729	Critical	9.8	0.8%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-53852?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.4.25 or later.

Is CVE-2026-53852 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-53852 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.21% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 11% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-53852?

CVE-2026-53852 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-53852 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for openclaw (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-17.