{"cve":"CVE-2026-42432","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-28T19:37:47.190","modified":"2026-06-17T10:47:49.907","status":"Modified","description":"OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing previously paired nodes to reconnect with exec-capable commands without the operator.admin scope requirement. Attackers can bypass re-pairing authentication to execute privileged commands on the local assistant system.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"references":["https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5","https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-escalation-via-node-pairing-reconnect-bypass"],"products":["openclaw:openclaw"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:09.003606135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-42432","score":0.00131,"percentile":0.02654,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5wj5-87vq-39xm","summary":"OpenClaw: Node Pairing Reconnect Command Escalation Bypasses operator.admin Scope Requirement","modified":"2026-06-08T23:30:14.366745358Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"openclaw","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw","ranges":["<2026.4.8"],"fixed":["2026.4.8"]}]}],"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."]}