{"cve":"CVE-2026-35639","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-09T22:16:33.317","modified":"2026-06-17T10:40:56.380","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-648"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/630f1479c44f78484dfa21bb407cbe6f171dac87","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fc2d29ea926f47c428c556e92ec981441228d2a4","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-device-pair-approve-scope-validation"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:28:59.047572785+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-35639","score":0.00458,"percentile":0.39758,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hf68-49fm-59cq","summary":"OpenClaw Gateway: RCE and Privilege Escalation from operator.pairing to operator.admin via device.pair.approve","modified":"2026-04-10T20:42:17.634890Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.3.22"],"fixed":["2026.3.22"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}