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CVE-2026-33579

OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval

CVSS 4.0 9.4 CRITICALCVSS 3.1 9.9 CRITICALCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

Original advisory

Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.

cve-program · CVE-2026-33579

Published

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the /pair approve command path that fails to forward caller scopes into the core approval check. A caller with pairing privileges but without admin privileges can approve pending device requests asking for broader scopes including admin access by exploiting the missing scope validation in extensions/device-pair/index.ts and src/infra/device-pairing.ts.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-33579

Published

OpenClaw

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

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{
                    "vendor": "OpenClaw",
                    "product": "OpenClaw",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "2026.3.28",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "version": "2026.3.28",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ],
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "packageURL": "pkg:npm/openclaw"
                }

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