CVE-2026-53817: OpenClaw: Control UI locality spoofing could mint a durable admin device token

July 2, 2026

In affected LAN/shared-token Control UI deployments, a caller could spoof locality information used during Control UI pairing and obtain a durable admin-capable device token.

This issue is limited to deployments where the caller already has the network/authentication foothold needed to reach the Control UI pairing path. It is not an unauthenticated internet exposure issue.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-chr9-m4q2-76hw
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53817
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-control-ui-locality-spoofing-in-device-pairing

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