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CVE-2026-35639

OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the device.pair.approve method that allows an

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00309
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-648Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
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Affected Products & Versions

1
openclaw< 2026.3.22
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm openclaw CRITICAL fixed in 2026.3.22
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · disclosure@vulncheck.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Apr 2026 · 10:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cqVendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validationThird Party Advisory
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