GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
Aliases
  • CVE-2026-35639
Downstream
Published
2026-03-26T21:40:57Z
Modified
2026-04-10T20:33:42.472470Z
Severity
  • 9.4 (Critical) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
OpenClaw Gateway: RCE and Privilege Escalation from operator.pairing to operator.admin via device.pair.approve
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-269"
    ],
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-26T21:40:57Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / openclaw

Package

Name
openclaw
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Purl
pkg:npm/openclaw

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2026.3.22

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq.json"