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OpenClaw < 2026.2.2 - Authorization Bypass via /approve Chat Command

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severity
high
date
Affecting

  • OpenClaw < 2026.2.2

CWE
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CVSS
7.2
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Yue (Knox) Liu (@yueyueL)
Description
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where clients with operator.write scope can approve or deny exec approval requests by sending the /approve chat command. The /approve command path invokes exec.approval.resolve through an internal privileged gateway client, bypassing the operator.approvals permission check that protects direct RPC calls.

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