CVE-2026-33579

Published: Mar 31, 2026

Modified: Apr 6, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.9

CRITICAL

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	affected `0 - < 2026.3.28` unaffected `2026.3.28`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497)

third-party-advisory

Patch Commit

patch

VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval

third-party-advisory

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CVE-2026-33579

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References