Vulnerability in openclaw (CVE-2026-53808)
Summary
Vulnerability in openclaw (CVE-2026-53808). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to 2026.5.6 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53808 has been found in openclaw.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.6 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openclaw CVE-2026-53808" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-53808 (openclaw) — CWE-807 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 2026.5.6 — apply immediately
Workaround: set apply: true
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-807) exists in openclaw.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of openclaw.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to 2026.5.6.
Workaround: set apply: true
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'openclaw' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openclaw' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
openclawを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
set apply: trueパッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、set apply: true を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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3Apply patch patch
Upgrade openclaw to 2026.5.6ステージング環境で 2026.5.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vulncheck.com
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- web github.com