PT-2026-29259 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Antaisecuritylab · Published 2026-03-31 · Updated 2026-03-31 · CVE-2026-33579

NVD

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

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

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the /pair approve command path that fails to forward caller scopes into the core approval check. A caller with pairing privileges but without admin privileges can approve pending device requests asking for broader scopes including admin access by exploiting the missing scope validation in extensions/device-pair/index.ts and src/infra/device-pairing.ts.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-33579

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579 · Security Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd · Patch
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval · Note
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 · Note