Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
OpenClaw 2026.6.1 through versions before 2026.6.9 can let a lower-trust user regain execution capabilities that should have been denied through isolated cron jobs. The business risk is unauthorized actions, persistence, and potential full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability in affected deployments.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation promptly for any production OpenClaw system in the affected version range. The impact profile is broad, and the flaw crosses intended trust boundaries. No active exploitation is cited, but delay increases exposure if details become operationalized.
Technical view
The flaw is a privilege escalation in OpenClaw isolated cron jobs, tied to misconfigured input paths and improper authorization enforcement. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8, with low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CWE-863 is listed.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to OpenClaw deployments running 2026.6.1 before 2026.6.9 and using the affected isolated cron feature. The source bundle marks other versions as unaffected by default, but asset owners should verify exact installed versions and feature use.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not state active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. The vulnerability is network-reachable, requires low privileges, and does not require user interaction, so affected systems should be treated as high priority even without confirmed exploitation.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on authorization boundaries between lower-trust callers, isolated cron jobs, and execution-tool access. The bundle does not provide proof-of-concept details, indicators of compromise, or environment-specific mitigations, so avoid assuming exploit maturity beyond the CVSS and advisory description.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected OpenClaw installations to 2026.6.9 or later.
- Review vendor advisory guidance before relying on compensating controls.
- Restrict access to cron-job creation and execution paths.
- Disable or limit affected isolated cron functionality until upgraded.
- Review least-privilege policies for lower-trust OpenClaw callers.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenClaw versions across all environments.
- Identify deployments using isolated cron jobs.
- Confirm no instance runs 2026.6.1 before 2026.6.9.
- Review logs for unexpected cron-triggered execution activity.
- Verify denied execution tools remain blocked in cron contexts.
Public sources used
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CWE-863: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2026-62202 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
7.7HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mm9g-83wh-mhwj)CVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.6.1 < 2026.6.9 Privilege Escalation via CronCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Incorrect Authorization
Incorrect Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.