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Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing previously paired nodes to reconnect with exec-capable commands without operator.admin scope requirement. Attackers can bypass re-pairing authentication to execute privileged commands on the local assistant system.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-27 | Published 2026-04-28 | Updated 2026-04-28 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 7.3CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 2026.4.8
affected

2026.4.8 (semver)
unaffected

Credits

zsx (@zsxsoft) reporter

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References

github.com/...enclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm (GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm)) vendor-advisory

github.com/...ommit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5 (Patch Commit) patch

www.vulncheck.com/...ation-via-node-pairing-reconnect-bypass (VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Command Escalation via Node Pairing Reconnect Bypass) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2026-42432)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-42432)

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