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Vulnerability details: VCID-na8n-2vex-zfdb
Vulnerability ID VCID-na8n-2vex-zfdb
Aliases CVE-2026-33579
GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00021 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33579
epss 0.00021 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33579
epss 0.00021 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33579
epss 0.00021 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33579
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
cvssv4 9.4 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
cvssv4 9.4 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
cvssv4 9.4 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
ssvc Track https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
cvssv4 9.4 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
ssvc Track https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
cvssv4 9.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
cvssv4 9.4 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
ssvc Track https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-33579
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579
e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
No exploits are available.
Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-01T03:55:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-01T03:55:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
Vector: 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 Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: 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 Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-04-01T03:55:39Z/ Found at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.06201
EPSS Score 0.00021
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:49:43.895328+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33579.json 38.6.0