---
id: CVE-2026-53814
title: 'OpenClaw: Hook-triggered CLI runs could receive owner MCP tool authority'
summary: 'OpenClaw: Hook-triggered CLI runs could receive owner MCP tool authority'
severity: high
cvss: 8.4
cwe:
  - CWE-200
  - CWE-266
  - CWE-284
vendor: openclaw
product: openclaw
ecosystem: npm
affected:
  - openclaw < 2026.5.20
patched:
  - openclaw 2026.5.20
published: '2026-07-02'
updated: '2026-07-02'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fvr-66p3-3qj4'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-6fvr-66p3-3qj4
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53814'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-hook-triggered-cli-mcp-tool-authority
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fvr-66p3-3qj4'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - npm
epss: 0.00393
epssPercentile: 0.30728
ingestedAt: '2026-07-02T16:39:34.597Z'
---

## Overview

### Summary

OpenClaw hook ingress can start automated agent runs using a configured hook token. In affected releases, a hook-triggered run could select a bundled CLI backend that received owner-scoped MCP loopback authority instead of a scope appropriate for hook ingress.

This issue affects the boundary between hook-token automation and owner-only MCP tools. It does not affect deployments with hooks disabled.

### Affected configurations

This affects deployments where hooks are enabled, `/hooks/agent` is reachable with a valid hook token, and a bundled CLI backend can be selected for the hook-triggered run.

### Impact

A caller with the hook token could cause the spawned CLI runtime to see or call MCP tools that should have been owner-only. The practical impact depends on which MCP tools are available; the reported proof used persistent cron state as a representative owner-only action.

### Patched Versions

The first stable patched version is `2026.5.20`.

Fixed in the `2026.5.20` stable release.

### Mitigations

Upgrade to `openclaw@2026.5.20` or later. Keep hook tokens secret, restrict network access to hook endpoints, and disable hooks when they are not needed.

## Affected packages

- `openclaw < 2026.5.20`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `openclaw 2026.5.20`