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Severity is low.\n\n## Fix\n\nPairing management actions are now limited to the caller device, so non-admin paired-device sessions cannot approve or operate on unrelated pending device requests.\n\nFix commit:\n\n- `5a12f30441d5b0b151f550daa2c5c9e8db61e2e6`\n\n## Release\n\nFixed in OpenClaw `2026.4.20`.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-25T23:49:00Z","modified":"2026-04-25T23:49:01Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":2.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-284","CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:58.897998Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-41909","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.20 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in paired-device pairing management that allows limited-scope sessions to enumerate and act on pairing requests. 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