CVE-2026-35639

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

ProductOpenclaw

PublishedApr 9, 2026

First seenApr 9, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-648CWE-648

How to fix

Update

openclaw openclaw2026.3.22 or later
openclaw2026.3.22 or later

Patches

Vendor advisories

github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
openclaw openclaw	v < 2026.3.22	2026.3.22
openclawnpm	v < 2026.3.22	2026.3.22

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