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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-10 | Published 2026-06-11 | Updated 2026-06-12 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 6.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

MEDIUM: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem types

Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.5.6
affected

2026.5.6 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

zsx (@zsxsoft) reporter

KeenSecurityLab coordinator

qclawer tool

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cqwv-9qjx-vxw2 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cqwv-9qjx-vxw2)) vendor-advisory patch

www.vulncheck.com/...icy-bypass-in-skill-workshop-apply-flow third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-53808)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-53808)

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