Description

OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. Attackers with valid shared gateway authentication can present a self-signed unpaired device identity to request and obtain higher operator scopes before pairing approval is granted.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-21T00:42:17.500Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-24T15:23:43.265Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-32042 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-32042.

URL Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication cve-icon cve-icon
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