Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2026· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2026-53856

Description

OpenClaw 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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openclawnpm	>= 2026.4.23, < 2026.4.24	2026.4.24

Affected products

OpenClaw/Openclawinferred2 versions
<2026.4.24+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <2026.4.24
- (no CPE)range: <2026.4.24

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwp6-7w3q-75fqghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53856ghsaADVISORY
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-rwp6-7w3q-75fqnvdWEB
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insecure-file-permissions-in-config-recovery-via-openclaw-jsonnvdWEB

News mentions

OpenClaw: 25 CVEs Disclosed in a Single Day — Allowlist Bypasses and Privilege Escalation Dominate
Vypr Intelligence · Jun 16, 2026

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