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CVE-2026-35639 Details

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the device.pair.approve method that allows an operator.pairing approver to approve pending device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver actually holds. Attackers can exploit insufficient scope validation to escalate privileges to operator.admin and achieve remote code execution on the Node infrastructure.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-648Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openclaw openclaw
< 2026.3.22

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-35639
NVD Published Date:
Apr 9, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-35639 Details - Not Deferred