CVE-2026-33579 | THREATINT

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the /pair approve command path that fails to forward caller scopes into the core approval check. A caller with pairing privileges but without admin privileges can approve pending device requests asking for broader scopes including admin access by exploiting the missing scope validation in extensions/device-pair/index.ts and src/infra/device-pairing.ts.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-23 | Published 2026-03-31 | Updated 2026-04-06 | Assigner VulnCheck

CRITICAL: 9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CRITICAL: 9.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status

unaffected

Any version before 2026.3.28

affected

2026.3.28 (semver)

unaffected

Credits

AntAISecurityLab reporter

References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497)) third-party-advisory

github.com/...ommit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...cope-validation-in-device-pair-approval (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-33579)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-33579)

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