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CVE-2026-35639

HIGH

8.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/9/2026

Last Modified4/15/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

openclaw:openclaw

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-648

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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