CVE-2026-33579 in OpenClawinfo

Summary

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.

Responsible

VulnCheck

Reservation

03/23/2026

Disclosure

03/31/2026

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