Is CVE-2026-53856 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-53856 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-53856?

CVE-2026-53856 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-53856?

CVE-2026-53856 has an EPSS score of 0.09% (1th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-53856?

No published fix for CVE-2026-53856 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-53856

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw 2026.4.23 before 2026.4.24 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability in config recovery that restores OpenClaw.json with overly broad permissions. Local attackers on shared hosts can read sensitive configuration data by exploiting the recovery path to access the restored config file.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

1stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 1% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

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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 2026-06-18.