High severity · published Apr 9, 2026
CVE-2026-35639
OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenClaw · OpenClaw
before 2026.3.22 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35639
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35639
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87
Patch
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation
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