PT-2026-35801 · Openclaw · Openclaw

Nicky · Published 2026-04-28 · Updated 2026-04-28 · CVE-2026-42422

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

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

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a role bypass vulnerability in the device.token.rotate function that allows minting tokens for unapproved roles. Attackers can bypass device role-upgrade pairing to preserve or mint roles and scopes that had not undergone intended approval.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-42422

Affected Products

Openclaw

References · 5

• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42422 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-role-bypass-in-device-token-rotate-function · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2049227501335965937 · Twitter Post