Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.4.12 - Improper Authorization via Empty Approver Lists

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw < 2026.4.12

CWE
  • CWE-183: Permissive List of Allowed Inputs
CVSS
6
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Anshuman Bhartiya (@anshumanbh)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.4.12 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in helper-backed channels where empty resolved approver lists are interpreted as explicit approval authorization. Attackers can resolve pending approvals without proper authorization by exploiting this logic flaw if they know an approval id.

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