Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-09T21:27:08.064Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-09T21:27:08.064Z

Source :

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-35639 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Openclaw
  • Openclaw
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-35639.

URL Resource
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation cve-icon cve-icon
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