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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 embeds long-lived shared gateway credentials directly in pairing setup codes generated by /pair endpoint and OpenClaw qr command. Attackers with access to leaked setup codes from chat history, logs, or screenshots can recover and reuse the shared gateway credential outside the intended one-time pairing flow.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-23 | Published 2026-03-29 | Updated 2026-03-30 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
HIGH: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem types

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.12
affected

2026.3.12 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

lintsinghua reporter

Knoxar (@woreksami) reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7h7g-x2px-94hj (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-7h7g-x2px-94hj)) third-party-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...dential-exposure-in-pairing-setup-codes (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Long-lived Credential Exposure in Pairing Setup Codes) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-33575)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-33575)

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