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TI-2026-27740 Aliases CVE-2026-35639GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-648Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

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. Attackers can exploit insufficient scope validation to escalate privileges to operator.admin and achieve remote code execution on the Node infrastructure.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00466 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed OpenClaw (OpenClaw): 2026.3.22openclaw (npm): 2026.3.22

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 2026.3.222026.3.22Patch availableCNA
—openclaw (npm)before 2026.3.222026.3.22Patch availableGHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
  • OpenClaw VendorOpenClaw Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available CNA
  • openclaw (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2026.3.22 Fixed in 2026.3.22 Patch available GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2026.3.22VulnerableOpenClaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2026.3.22 Vulnerable ·OpenClaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenClaw (OpenClaw) Fixed in 2026.3.22
  • Fix · GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq openclaw (npm) Fixed in 2026.3.22 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    OpenClaw 2026.3.22

    11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27739 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via Self-Declared Scopes in Trusted-Proxy Control UIPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-27734 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unbounded Memory Allocation via Remote Media Error ResponsesPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2026-27728 OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Unauthenticated Cryptographic Work in Nostr Inbound DM HandlingPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35639
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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