OpenClaw privilege-escalation bug

Summary

Description OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the /pair approve command path that fails to forward caller scopes into the core approval check. A caller with pairing privileges but without admin privileges can approve pending device requests asking for broader scopes including admin access by exploiting the missing scope validation in extensions/device-pair/index.ts and src/infra/device-pairing.ts. Metrics CVSS Version 4.0 CVSS Version 3.x CVSS Version 2.0 NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also displayed. CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings: NVD assessment not yet provided. Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings: Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings: NVD assessment not yet provided. References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to [email protected]. Weakness Enumeration CWE-ID CWE Name Source CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization VulnCheck Change History 3 change records found show changes Initial Analysis by NIST 4/01/2026 3:07:04 PM Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2026.3.28 Added Reference Type VulnCheck: https://github.com...