What is GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54?

GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. OpenClaw `device.token.rotate` mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 cover?

GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-42422. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54?

GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54?

GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 affects 1 product, including: npm/openclaw:\u003c 2026.4.8.

GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54MediumCVSS 8.8

OpenClaw `device.token.rotate` mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

April 9, 2026

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-42422 →

📋 Description

Impact

OpenClaw device.token.rotate mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing.

Device token rotation could mint or preserve roles/scopes that had not gone through the intended pairing approval.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= v2026.04.01
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @nicky-cc of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/openclaw:< 2026.4.8