Missing Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.4.12
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- published19 Apr 2026
- disclosed17 Apr 2026
- creditAnshuman Bhartiya
Introduced: 17 Apr 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-862 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.4.12 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization in the approval authorization. An attacker can gain unauthorized approval rights by exploiting empty approver lists, allowing them to resolve pending approvals if they know an approval id.