CVE-2026-35639HIGH 8.8EPSS p36.3%
CVE-2026-35639CVE-2026-35639
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.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.46% probability of exploitation · percentile 36.3% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-04-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Incorrect Use of Privileged APIscwe-648 | 0% | live |
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