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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.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00456,"percentile":0.40035,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-03T21:39:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:58Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.2.25"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2026.2.22"},{"last_affected":"2026.2.24"},{"fixed":"2026.2.25"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.2.22"},{"fixed":"2026.2.25"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32042","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3gm-fv85-xjqj"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32042.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32042","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.25 - Privilege Escalation via Unpaired Device Identity in Shared Gateway Authentication","description":"OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. 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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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-21T00:42:17Z","modified":"2026-06-23T16:14:55Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:32.273921Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-553v-f69r-656j","title":"OpenClaw unpaired device identity can bypass operator pairing and self-assign operator scopes with shared auth","description":"### Summary\nA client using shared gateway auth could attach an unpaired device identity and request elevated operator scopes (including `operator.admin`) before pairing approval, enabling privilege escalation.\n\n### Impact\nAttackers with valid shared gateway auth could self-assign higher operator scopes by presenting a self-signed, unpaired device identity.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003e= 2026.2.22 \u003c= 2026.2.24`\n- Latest published npm at triage time: `2026.2.24`\n- Planned patched release: `2026.2.25`\n\n### Remediation\nRequire pairing for operator device-identity sessions authenticated with shared token/password auth (except existing control-ui trusted-proxy/control-ui bypass policy paths).\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the release (`\u003e= 2026.2.25`). 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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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-21T01:17:06.547Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:35:00.093Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:10.126802Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-32042","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.2.25 - Privilege Escalation via Unpaired Device Identity in Shared Gateway Authentication","description":"OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. 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Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-03T21:39:10Z","modified":"2026-04-02T13:26:30.651158164Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:37.864461Z"}]}}