CVE-2026-33579

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.9

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedMar 31, 2026

First seenMar 31, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.28 or later
openclaw2026.3.28 or later

Patches

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.28	2026.3.28
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.28	2026.3.28

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