CVE-2026-53862

MEDIUMNVD 5.45.4
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.4 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 100% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains a bootstrap token replay vulnerability allowing callers with pending token access to reuse tokens with broader requested scopes. Attackers can replay bootstrap tokens before approval to escalate pairing authority beyond intended scope limits.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
0.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

OpenClaw < 2026.5.12 - Bootstrap Token Replay via Pending Pairing Scope Widening | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bootstrap-token-replay-via-pending-pairing-scope-widening
github Patch Available

Bootstrap token replay could widen pending pairing scopes · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-9v8j-9c9g-w66c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53862(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
openclaw2026.5.12

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute 1.20
  3. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-17 23:16 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.4
  15. 2026-06-17 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-16 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-16 19:48 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53862?
CVE-2026-53862 is a medium vulnerability published on June 16, 2026. OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains a bootstrap token replay vulnerability allowing callers with pending token access to reuse tokens with broader requested scopes. Attackers can replay bootstrap tokens before approval to escalate pairing authority beyond intended scope limits.
When was CVE-2026-53862 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53862 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53862 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53862 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53862?
CVE-2026-53862 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53862?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53862, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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