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Attackers can exploit insufficient scope validation to escalate privileges to operator.admin and achieve remote code execution on the Node infrastructure.","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":0.00466,"percentile":0.40849,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-648"],"published":"2026-03-26T21:40:57Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:12Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","fixed_in":["2026.3.22"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.22"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"openclaw","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.22"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq","tags":["vendor-advisory","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4","tags":["patch","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35639","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35639.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-35639","title":"OpenClaw \u003c 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the device.pair.approve method that allows an operator.pairing approver to approve pending device requests with broader operator scopes than the approver actually holds. 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Attackers can exploit insufficient scope validation to escalate privileges to operator.admin and achieve remote code execution on the Node infrastructure.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-09T21:27:08.064Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:12.713026442Z","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"}],"cwes":["CWE-648"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.673625Z"},{"id":"GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq","title":"OpenClaw Gateway: RCE and Privilege Escalation from operator.pairing to operator.admin via device.pair.approve","description":"## Summary\ndevice.pair.approve allowed an operator.pairing approver to approve a pending device request for broader operator scopes than the approver actually held.\n\n## Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: \u003c 2026.3.22\n- Fixed: \u003e= 2026.3.22\n- Latest released tag checked: `v2026.3.23-2` (`630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87`)\n- Latest published npm version checked: `2026.3.23-2`\n\n## Fix Commit(s)\n- `fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4`\n\n## Release Status\nThe fix shipped in `v2026.3.22` and remains present in `v2026.3.23` and `v2026.3.23-2`.\n\n## Code-Level Confirmation\n- src/gateway/server-methods/devices.ts now threads caller scopes into device.pair.approve.\n- src/infra/device-pairing.ts now rejects requested operator scopes that exceed the approver-held operator scope set.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.","status":"published","published":"2026-03-26T21:40:57Z","modified":"2026-04-10T20:42:17.63489Z","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-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:48.920784Z"}]}}