{"id":"CVE-2026-33577","aliases":["EUVD-2026-17433","GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.28 - Insufficient Scope Validation in node.pair.approve","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an insufficient scope validation vulnerability in the node pairing approval path that allows low-privilege operators to approve nodes with broader scopes. 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