CVE-2026-33579

CRITICAL

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

Title source: cna

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec NO CODE

by atalovesyou · poc

https://github.com/atalovesyou/openclaw-security-checker

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References (3)

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

[Patch] https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd

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[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 3.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Products (4)

npm/openclaw 0 - 2026.3.28npm

OpenClaw/OpenClaw < 2026.3.28

openclaw/openclaw < 2026.3.28

OpenClaw/OpenClaw 2026.3.28

Published Mar 31, 2026

Tracked Since Mar 31, 2026