CVE-2026-32042HIGH 8.8EPSS p34.9%

CVE-2026-32042CVE-2026-32042

Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. Attackers with valid shared gateway authentication can present a self-signed unpaired device identity to request and obtain higher operator scopes before pairing approval is granted.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.44% probability of exploitation · percentile 34.9% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-03-21
Last modified2026-03-23

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-863

References

  1. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea
  2. https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j
  3. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessIncorrect Authorizationcwe-8630%live

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