CVE-2026-53808
MEDIUMOpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Approval Policy Bypass in Skill Workshop Apply Flow
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-policy-bypass-in-skill-workshop-apply-flow
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cqwv-9qjx-vxw2)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cqwv-9qjx-vxw2
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
9.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (3)
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
< 2026.5.6
openclaw/openclaw
< 2026.5.6
OpenClaw/OpenClaw
2026.5.6
Published
Jun 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 12, 2026