CVE-2026-53808

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-11. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EPSS
9.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 11, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

OpenClaw < 2026.5.6 - Approval Policy Bypass in Skill Workshop Apply Flow | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-approval-policy-bypass-in-skill-workshop-apply-flow
github Patch Available

Skill Workshop apply flow could override pending approval · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-cqwv-9qjx-vxw2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53808(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 86× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 03:10 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 03:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-07-06 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-06 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-04 22:35 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-04 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-03 20:18 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-03 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-02 18:04 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-02 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-01 15:49 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-01 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-30 13:34 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-30 13:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-29 11:20 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-06-29 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-28 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-06-28 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-27 06:53 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-27 06:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-26 04:38 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-06-26 04:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-25 02:22 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-06-25 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-24 00:09 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-24 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-06-22 21:54 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-22 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-21 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-06-21 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-06-20 15:51 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-20 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-19 13:38 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-06-19 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-18 11:22 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-18 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-17 09:05 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-06-17 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-16 06:49 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-06-16 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-15 04:35 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-06-15 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-14 02:22 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-14 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-13 00:09 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-06-13 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-12 16:12 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 6
  60. 2026-06-11 21:55 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-06-11 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53808?
CVE-2026-53808 is a medium vulnerability published on June 11, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-53808 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53808 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 11, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53808 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53808 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53808?
CVE-2026-53808 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.5 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53808?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53808, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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