CVE-2026-53860

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-53860?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.7 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-53860 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-53860 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.17% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 7% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-53860?

CVE-2026-53860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2, 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-2026-53860 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

4.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.5.7 contains a sender policy bypass vulnerability in BlueBubbles that allows participants to match allowlist entries through conversation metadata rather than stable sender identity. Attackers can influence conversation-level identifiers to receive agent responses intended for configured senders, potentially bypassing access controls.

CWE-807 CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

openclawNVD

Affected:< 2026.5.7Fixed in:2026.5.7CVE-2026-53860derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vulncheck.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-807 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2026-34486	High	7.5	81%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2026-21509	High	7.8	72%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-13974	High	8.1	6.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-41129	High	8.1	1.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-21514	High	7.8	1.5%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-49827	Critical	9.8	1.4%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-53860?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.7 or later.

Is CVE-2026-53860 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-53860 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.17% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 7% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-53860?

CVE-2026-53860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2, 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-2026-53860 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.