AI agent vulnerability · OpenClaw

CVE-2026-35639: OpenClaw Gateway: RCE and Privilege Escalation from operator.pairing to operator.admin via device.pair.approve

criticalCVSS 4.0 9.4GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq

Summary device.pair.approve allowed an operator.pairing approver to approve a pending device request for broader operator scopes than the approver actually held. Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw (npm) - Affected: = 2026.3.22 - Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87) - Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2 Fix Commit(s) -…

Published Mar 26, 2026 · Updated Apr 10, 2026

Affected packages

openclaw

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2026.3.22
Fixed in: 2026.3.22
Check: npm ls openclaw

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

device.pair.approve allowed an operator.pairing approver to approve a pending device request for broader operator scopes than the approver actually held.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: < 2026.3.22
Fixed: >= 2026.3.22
Latest released tag checked: v2026.3.23-2 (630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87)
Latest published npm version checked: 2026.3.23-2

Fix Commit(s)

fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4

Release Status

The fix shipped in v2026.3.22 and remains present in v2026.3.23 and v2026.3.23-2.

Code-Level Confirmation

src/gateway/server-methods/devices.ts now threads caller scopes into device.pair.approve.
src/infra/device-pairing.ts now rejects requested operator scopes that exceed the approver-held operator scope set.

OpenClaw thanks @zpbrent for reporting.

Credited to zpbrent.

References

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