CVE-2026-28473

HIGH 8.1

OpenClaw < 2026.2.2 - Authorization Bypass via /approve Chat Command

CVSS Score

8.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where clients with operator.write scope can approve or deny exec approval requests by sending the /approve chat command. The /approve command path invokes exec.approval.resolve through an internal privileged gateway client, bypassing the operator.approvals permission check that protects direct RPC calls.

CWE	CWE-863
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Mar 5, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 9, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.2.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpw-46fh-299h github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/efe2a464afcff55bb5a95b959e6bd9ec0fef086e vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-approve-chat-command

Credits

🔍 Yue (Knox) Liu (@yueyueL)