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CVE-2026-33579 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.9 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openclaw openclaw
< 2026.3.28

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-33579
NVD Published Date:
Mar 31, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 24, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-33579 Details - Not Deferred