Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-28473

Title: Authorization Bypass via Chat Command

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-28473.

CWE Category CWE-863

Published Date Mar 05, 2026

Modified Date Mar 11, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 7.2 CVSS v4.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.28%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-28473: 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.

Impacted Vendors

openclaw 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/efe2a464afcff55bb5a95b959e6bd9ec0fef086e https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpw-46fh-299h https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-approve-chat-command

CVSS v4.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

N/A

RAW 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1