PT-2026-29257 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Antaisecuritylab · Published 2026-03-31 · Updated 2026-04-01 · CVE-2026-33577

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.28

Description OpenClaw contains an insufficient scope validation issue in the node pairing approval path. This allows low-privilege operators to approve nodes with broader scopes than they are authorized to, potentially extending privileges onto paired nodes. The issue is due to missing callerScopes validation in the node-pairing.ts file.

Recommendations Update OpenClaw to version 2026.3.28 or later.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-33577

GHSA-2X4X-CC5G-QMMG

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 9

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d7cc6bb4fac68b5a5fadd1c5a23168281221f34 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33577 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2039004444419932656 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TheHackerWire/status/2039013862331318531 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-scope-validation-in-node-pair-approve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2039005694238556427 · Twitter Post