What is CVE-2026-53808?

CVE-2026-53808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-53808?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openclaw

CVE-2026-53808

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 reachin…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 2026.5.6, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, patch, Vendor Advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53808?: CVE-2026-53808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-53808?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.