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.
History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation
First Time appeared Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
Weaknesses CWE-648
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Openclaw
Openclaw openclaw
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-04-09T21:27:08.064Z

Updated: 2026-04-14T03:11:11.176Z

Reserved: 2026-04-04T12:30:33.463Z

Link: CVE-2026-35639

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T03:11:06.190Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-04-09T22:16:33.317

Modified: 2026-04-13T15:02:27.760

Link: CVE-2026-35639

cve-icon Redhat

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