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 CRITICALEUVD CVSS 4.0 9.4 CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary 9.4 CRITICALCVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary 9.9 CRITICALCVSS_V4 Publisher rating CRITICALFixed by openclaw 2026.3.28KEV status unknown

Original 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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euvd · EUVD-2026-17437

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nvd · CVE-2026-33579

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osv · GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

Published

## Summary The `/pair approve` command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check. ## Impact A caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access. ## Affected Component `extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.ts` ## Fixed Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.3.24` - Patched: `>= 2026.3.28` - Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix. ## Fix Fixed by commit `4ee4960de2` (`Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval`). OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-33579

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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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euvd · EUVD-2026-17437

Published

EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.

Original publisher date fields

datePublished: Mar 31, 2026, 2:10:32 PM

dateUpdated: Sep 24, 2026, 2:17:24 PM

1 related source bulletins · separate from aliases

WID-SEC-W-2026-0930: OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

CVE-2026-33576 · CVE-2026-33577 · CVE-2026-33578 · CVE-2026-33579 · CVE-2026-33580 · CVE-2026-33581 · CVE-2026-34503 · CVE-2026-34504 · CVE-2026-41303 · CVE-2026-41332 · CVE-2026-41342 · CVE-2026-41344 · CVE-2026-41361 · CVE-2026-41367 · CVE-2026-41368 · CVE-2026-41371 · CVE-2026-41380 · CVE-2026-41395

No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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nvd · CVE-2026-33579

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NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Modified

Weakness classifications: CWE-863

Original publisher date fields

published: 2026-03-31T15:16:14.960

lastModified: 2026-07-24T21:10:00.143

1 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

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osv · GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

Published

openclaw

npm

SEMVER · introduced 0 → fixed 2026.3.28

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