{"id":"CVE-2026-33579","aliases":["EUVD-2026-17437","GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497"],"status":"published","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00842,"percentile":0.58363,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2026-03-31T14:10:32Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:25Z","exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"atalovesyou/openclaw-security-checker","title":"atalovesyou/openclaw-security-checker","date":"2026-04-04","url":"https://github.com/atalovesyou/openclaw-security-checker"}],"fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.28"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2026.3.24"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd","tags":["patch","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33579.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33579","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T14:10:32.407Z","modified":"2026-09-24T14:17:24.26Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:08.009733Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-17437","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T14:10:32Z","modified":"2026-09-24T14:17:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:58.186745Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497","title":"OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation","description":"## Summary\n\nThe `/pair approve` command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check.\n\n## Impact\n\nA caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.ts`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed by commit `4ee4960de2` (`Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval`).\n\nOpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T23:50:22Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:39:45Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:50.076383Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33579","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T15:16:14.96Z","modified":"2026-07-24T21:10:00.143Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:12.261218Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-33579","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T14:10:32.407Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:25.08811214Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:01.896044Z"},{"id":"GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497","title":"OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation","description":"## Summary\n\nThe `/pair approve` command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check.\n\n## Impact\n\nA caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.ts`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed by commit `4ee4960de2` (`Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval`).\n\nOpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-31T23:50:22Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:56:23.195574Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.4,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:48.920784Z"}]}}