OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. Attackers with valid shared gateway authentication can present a self-signed unpaired device identity to request and obtain higher operator scopes before pairing approval is granted.
CVE-2026-32042
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-21. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 35.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 21, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
References (3)
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j
- linkhttps://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea
- linkhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw | — | 2026.2.25 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-06-27 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-06-27 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-06-27 03:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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