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TI-2026-25962 Aliases CVE-2026-33579GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

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

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00842 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.28openclaw (npm): 2026.3.28

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenClawOpenClawbefore 2026.3.282026.3.28Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.282026.3.28Patch availableGHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.28 Fixed in 2026.3.28 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.28 Fixed in 2026.3.28 Patch available GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.28VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.28 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.28
  • Fix · GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.28 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.28

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-26755 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Incomplete WebSocket Session Termination on Device Removal and Token RevocationPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-25960 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Insufficient Scope Validation in node.pair.approvePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-26756 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Server-Side Request Forgery via Unguarded Image Download in fal ProviderPriority LOW 36
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33579
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-25309 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 Media Parsing Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-20394 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in OpenClaw CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-27742 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Arbitrary Code Execution via .npmrc in Local Plugin/Hook Installation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2026-27766 OpenClaw < 2026.3.24 - Denial of Service via Feishu Webhook Pre-Auth Body Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-07315 OpenClaw bluebubbles Webhook monitor.ts handleBlueBubblesWebhookRequest improper authentication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-17789 OpenClaw < 2026.2.22 - Allowlist Bypass via Command Substitution in system.run CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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