CVE
GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq
OpenClaw Gateway: RCE and Privilege Escalation from operator.pairing to operator.admin via device.pair.approve
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.
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References
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
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