CVE-2026-33579

CRITICAL

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

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-33579. PoCs published by atalovesyou.

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)

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval
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 6.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

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