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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.0 Medium

CVE-2026-53808

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

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

OpenClaw OpenClaw

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 2026.5.6affected
  • 2026.5.6unaffected
pkg:npm/openclaw

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