BREW-OPENCLAW-CLI-CVE-20… (GHSA-HC5H-PMR3-3497)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 17:21 – Updated: 2026-09-25 08:57 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation
Details

Summary

The /pair approve command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check.

Impact

A caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.

Affected Component

extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.ts

Fixed Versions

  • Affected: <= 2026.3.24
  • Patched: >= 2026.3.28
  • Latest stable 2026.3.28 contains the fix.

Fix

Fixed by commit 4ee4960de2 (Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval).

OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.

Severity
9.4 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
References
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  "details": "## Summary\n\nThe `/pair approve` command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check.\n\n## Impact\n\nA caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.ts`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed by commit `4ee4960de2` (`Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval`).\n\nOpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-33579",
  "modified": "2026-09-25T08:57:16Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:21:32Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497"
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  "summary": "OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497",
    "CVE-2026-33579"
  ]
}



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