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CVE-2026-32987

OpenClaw OpenClaw — OpenClaw < 2026.3.13 - Bootstrap Setup Code Replay via Device Pairing

EPSS 0.4%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
35
CVSS 9.8 (CNA)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 29.5.295 × 205.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

OpenClaw before 2026.3.13 allows bootstrap setup codes to be replayed during device pairing verification in src/infra/device-bootstrap.ts. Attackers can verify a valid bootstrap code multiple times before approval to escalate pending pairing scopes, including privilege escalation to operator.admin.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
OpenClaw< 2026.3.132026.3.13CNA

Scores by source

VulnCheck (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
VulnCheck (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

advisorygithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-63f5-hhc7-cx6ppatchgithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1803d16d5cec970c54b0e1ac46b31b1cbade335cwriteupvulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-bootstrap-setup-code-replay-via-device-pairing