https://vulnerability.circl.lu/rss/recent/all/10 Most recent entries from all 2026-09-28T18:37:12.821049+00:00 Vulnerability-Lookup info@circl.lu python-feedgen Contains only the most 10 recent entries. https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2026-42422 CVE-2026-42422 — OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Role Bypass in device.token.rotate Function 2026-09-28T18:37:12.827174+00:00

Affected: OpenClaw

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a role bypass vulnerability in the device.token.rotate function that allows minting tokens for unapproved roles. Attackers can bypass device role-upgrade pairing to preserve or mint roles and scopes that had not undergone intended approval.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/ghsa-whf9-3hcx-gq54 GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54 — OpenClaw `device.token.rotate` mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing 2026-09-28T18:37:12.827383+00:00

Affected: npm: openclaw

## 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](https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard)) for reporting.