CVE-2026-35630
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in QQBot native approval buttons that fails to enforce configured approver identity. Non-approver users can click approval buttons to resolve pending exec or plugin approval requests without proper authorization.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOpenClaw before version 2026.5.18 has an authorization bypass in QQBot's native approval button functionality. The system fails to validate that the user clicking approval buttons is actually a configured approver, allowing any user to resolve pending exec or plugin approval requests without proper authorization.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2026.5.18CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed OpenClaw versionLocate the OpenClaw installation directory and identify the version file or executable metadata, or run 'openclaw --version' if availableAffected if The installed version is before 2026.5.18 (e.g., 2026.5.17, 2026.5.0, any 2025.x release)
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Verify QQBot component is enabledInspect the OpenClaw configuration files (typically in conf/ or config/ directory) for QQBot-related settings and confirm the component is set to active or enabledAffected if QQBot is enabled and the approval request feature is accessible to users
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Confirm approval request functionality is configuredCheck the QQBot configuration for approval-related settings such as 'approval', 'exec_approval', 'plugin_approval', or similar options that enable pending request handlingAffected if Approval request handling is configured and exposed to authenticated users
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Inspect approver list configurationLocate the QQBot configuration file(s) and look for approver whitelist settings (may be named 'approvers', 'allowed_users', 'approval_list', or similar)Affected if An approver list exists but is not being enforced by the approval button validation logic
If OpenClaw version is below 2026.5.18 and QQBot with approval functionality is enabled, any authenticated user can bypass authorization and resolve approval requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data2026.5.18
Upgrade to OpenClaw 2026.5.18 or later, which implements proper approver identity verification before allowing approval actions to be processed.
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