PT-2026-26725 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Tdjackey · Published 2026-03-21 · Updated 2026-03-21 · CVE-2026-32042

NVD

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

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

OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. Attackers with valid shared gateway authentication can present a self-signed unpaired device identity to request and obtain higher operator scopes before pairing approval is granted.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-32042

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 6

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32042 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j · Note
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2035170186391638326 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/RedPacketSec/status/2035232535836344565 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication · Note