PT-2026-31774 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Peng Zhou · Published 2026-03-26 · Updated 2026-04-16 · CVE-2026-35639

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

9.4

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.22

Description OpenClaw contains a privilege escalation issue in the device.pair.approve method. An operator with pairing approval rights can approve device requests with broader operator scopes than authorized. This insufficient scope validation can lead to escalation to operator.admin privileges and potential remote code execution on the Node infrastructure.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.3.22 or later.

Fix

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-648

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-35639

GHSA-HF68-49FM-59CQ

GHSA-R3V5-2GRC-429H

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 16

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4 · Patch
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35639 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r3v5-2grc-429h · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw · Note
• https://twitter.com/theagentcop/status/2042398088787054808 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/better_claw/comments/1sn5blc/the_openclaw_ecosystem_now_has_138_documented · Reddit Post
• https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1sn592t/the_openclaw_ecosystem_now_has_138_documented · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2042366163414290530 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2042364317308195140 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2042372972787200096 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/theagentcop/status/2043313197709463991 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2042451692415828071 · Twitter Post