CVE-2026-35639 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 04.04.2026 Published: 09.04.2026 Updated: 09.04.2026

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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	OpenClaw
Product	OpenClaw
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.3.22 (excl.) Version 2026.3.22 is unaffected

CVE-2026-35639 PUBLISHED

OpenClaw < 2026.3.22 - Privilege Escalation via device.pair.approve Scope Validation

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