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GHSA-HF68-49FM-59CQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-26 21:40 – Updated: 2026-04-10 20:20

Summary

OpenClaw Gateway: RCE and Privilege Escalation from operator.pairing to operator.admin via device.pair.approve

Details

Summary

device.pair.approve allowed an operator.pairing approver to approve a pending device request for broader operator scopes than the approver actually held.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: < 2026.3.22
Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

src/gateway/server-methods/devices.ts now threads caller scopes into device.pair.approve.
src/infra/device-pairing.ts now rejects requested operator scopes that exceed the approver-held operator scope set.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Severity

9.4 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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  "modified": "2026-04-10T20:20:13Z",
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CVE-2026-35639 (GCVE-0-2026-35639)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 21:27 – Updated: 2026-04-14 03:11 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the device.pair.approve method that allows an operator.pairing approver to approve pending device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver actually holds. Attackers can exploit insufficient scope validation to escalate privileges to operator.admin and achieve remote code execution on the Node infrastructure.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-648 - Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1…	patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d2…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pri…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.22 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.3.22 (semver)

Date Public

2026-03-24 00:00

Credits

Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Summary

Affected Packages / Versions

Fix Commit(s)

Release Status

Code-Level Confirmation

CVE-2026-35639 (GCVE-0-2026-35639)

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