{"id":"CVE-2026-28473","details":"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.","aliases":["GHSA-mqpw-46fh-299h"],"modified":"2026-04-02T13:22:11.581983Z","published":"2026-03-05T22:16:21.220Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpw-46fh-299h"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-approve-chat-command"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/efe2a464afcff55bb5a95b959e6bd9ec0fef086e"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"95cd2210f93d6ab2acc5e29dbad6065294365863"}],"database_specific":{"versions":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.2"}]}}],"versions":["v0.1.0","v0.1.1","v0.1.2","v0.1.3","v1.0.4","v1.1.0","v1.2.0","v1.2.1","v1.2.2","v1.3.0","v2.0.0-beta1","v2.0.0-beta2","v2.0.0-beta3","v2.0.0-beta4","v2.0.0-beta5","v2026.1.10","v2026.1.11","v2026.1.11-1","v2026.1.11-2","v2026.1.11-3","v2026.1.12","v2026.1.12-2","v2026.1.13","v2026.1.14-1","v2026.1.15","v2026.1.16-2","v2026.1.20","v2026.1.21","v2026.1.22","v2026.1.23","v2026.1.24","v2026.1.24-1","v2026.1.29","v2026.1.30","v2026.1.5","v2026.1.5-1","v2026.1.5-2","v2026.1.5-3","v2026.1.8","v2026.1.9","v2026.2.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-28473.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"}]}