CVE-2026-53808

MEDIUM 6.5

OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Approval Policy Bypass in Skill Workshop Apply Flow

CVSS Score

6.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

OpenClaw before 2026.5.6 contains an approval policy bypass vulnerability in the Skill Workshop apply flow that allows agent tool calls to set apply: true despite approvalPolicy: pending configuration. Attackers can exploit this by reaching the affected apply path to apply workshop changes before the expected approval step, potentially modifying configurations without proper authorization.

CWE	CWE-863
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Jun 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.5.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cqwv-9qjx-vxw2 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-policy-bypass-in-skill-workshop-apply-flow

Credits

🔍 zsx (@zsxsoft) KeenSecurityLab qclawer