Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in openclaw (CVE-2026-53841)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in openclaw (CVE-2026-53841). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 2026.5.12 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
OpenClaw before 2026.5.12 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in exported session HTML that preserves unsafe javascript: and data: links in generated content. Attackers can execute browser-side scripts if a trusted operator opens the exported file and activates a malicious link.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53841 has been found in openclaw.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.12 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openclaw CVE-2026-53841" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-53841 (openclaw) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 2026.5.12 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in openclaw.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of openclaw.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 2026.5.12.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'openclaw' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openclaw' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
openclawを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.12ステージング環境で 2026.5.12 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory vulncheck.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com