CVE-2026-35639

HIGH

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 4/9/2026Modified: 4/15/2026

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References (4)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87Patchhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4Patchhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cqVendor Advisoryhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validationThird Party Advisory