PT-2026-26725 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Tdjackey · Published 2026-03-03 · Updated 2026-03-22 · CVE-2026-32042

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 through 2026.2.24

Description OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 through 2026.2.24 contain a privilege escalation issue. Unpaired device identities can 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.

Recommendations Update OpenClaw to version 2026.2.25 or later.

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-32042

GHSA-553V-F69R-656J

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 13

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32042 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://reddit.com/r/pwnhub/comments/1rztthf/critical_vulnerability_in_openclaw_allows · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2035262092379332871 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/RedPacketSec/status/2035232535836344565 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TheHackerWire/status/2035461436030460318 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication · Note
• https://twitter.com/AgenticYield/status/2035700962451497038 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2035170186391638326 · Twitter Post