Policy Enforcement Vulnerability in OpenClaw Affects Zalo's AllowFrom Feature
CVE-2026-53857

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Openclaw

Status
Openclaw
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-53857?

A policy enforcement vulnerability exists in OpenClaw prior to version 2026.5.3, affecting its integration with Zalo messaging. The issue lies in the handling of mutable display metadata, which can cause mismatched allowFrom policy entries when display names are altered. This can potentially enable attackers to access responses intended for different Zalo identities, jeopardizing user privacy and data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

OpenClaw 0 < 2026.5.3

OpenClaw 2026.5.3

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-mutable-dis...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Philip (@PhilipPhil)
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