Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-33579

CVE-2026-33579

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

EPSS 0.8%CVSS 9.9

critical.is priorityof 100

CVSS 9.9 (CNA)9.9 / 10 × 3029.7 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 57.9.579 × 2011.6 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

OpenClaw< 2026.3.282026.3.28CNA

Scores by source

VulnCheck (CNA)9.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

VulnCheck (CNA)9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

advisorygithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 patchgithub.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd writeupvulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval