AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-33579: OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation

criticalCVSS 4.0 9.4GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497

Summary The /pair approve command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check. Impact A caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Apr 6, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Fixed in: 2026.3.28
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

The /pair approve command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check.

Impact

A caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.

Affected Component

extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.ts

Fixed Versions

Affected: <= 2026.3.24
Patched: >= 2026.3.28
Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit 4ee4960de2 (Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval).

OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.

Credited to AntAISecurityLab.

References

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