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CVE-2026-32042 (GCVE-0-2026-32042)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-21 00:42 – Updated: 2026-06-23 16:14 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.2.25 - Privilege Escalation via Unpaired Device Identity in Shared Gateway Authentication

Summary

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.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-24 15:23 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d148…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-pri…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 2026.2.22 , < 2026.2.25 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.2.25 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*

Date Public

2026-02-26 00:00

Credits

tdjackey

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BREW-OPENCLAW-CLI-CVE-20… (GHSA-553V-F69R-656J)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 17:21 – Updated: 2026-09-25 08:57 – Source website

Summary

OpenClaw unpaired device identity can bypass operator pairing and self-assign operator scopes with shared auth

Details

Summary

A client using shared gateway auth could attach an unpaired device identity and request elevated operator scopes (including operator.admin) before pairing approval, enabling privilege escalation.

Impact

Attackers with valid shared gateway auth could self-assign higher operator scopes by presenting a self-signed, unpaired device identity.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected: >= 2026.2.22 <= 2026.2.24
Latest published npm at triage time: 2026.2.24
Planned patched release: 2026.2.25

Remediation

Require pairing for operator device-identity sessions authenticated with shared token/password auth (except existing control-ui trusted-proxy/control-ui bypass policy paths).

Fix Commit(s)

8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea

Release Process Note

patched_versions is pre-set to the release (>= 2026.2.25). Advisory published with npm release 2026.2.25.

OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

URL

Type

	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	WEB
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d148…	WEB
	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw	PACKAGE

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2026.2.25"
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        "purl": "pkg:brew/openclaw-cli"
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              "introduced": "0"
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    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "registry",
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        "key": "pkg:npm/openclaw@2026.9.6",
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  "details": "### Summary\nA client using shared gateway auth could attach an unpaired device identity and request elevated operator scopes (including `operator.admin`) before pairing approval, enabling privilege escalation.\n\n### Impact\nAttackers with valid shared gateway auth could self-assign higher operator scopes by presenting a self-signed, unpaired device identity.\n\n### Affected Packages / Versions\n- Package: `openclaw` (npm)\n- Affected: `\u003e= 2026.2.22 \u003c= 2026.2.24`\n- Latest published npm at triage time: `2026.2.24`\n- Planned patched release: `2026.2.25`\n\n### Remediation\nRequire pairing for operator device-identity sessions authenticated with shared token/password auth (except existing control-ui trusted-proxy/control-ui bypass policy paths).\n\n### Fix Commit(s)\n- `8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea`\n\n### Release Process Note\n`patched_versions` is pre-set to the release (`\u003e= 2026.2.25`). Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`.\n\nOpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.",
  "id": "BREW-openclaw-cli-CVE-2026-32042",
  "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-553v-f69r-656j"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea"
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenClaw unpaired device identity can bypass operator pairing and self-assign operator scopes with shared auth",
  "upstream": [
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}

CNVD-2026-16395

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2026-04-08

Title

OpenClaw权限提升漏洞（CNVD-2026-16395）

Description

OpenClaw是OpenClaw开源的一个智能人工助理。 OpenClaw存在权限提升漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞在配对批准前获得更高的操作员范围。

Severity

高

Patch Name

OpenClaw权限提升漏洞（CNVD-2026-16395）的补丁

Patch Description

OpenClaw是OpenClaw开源的一个智能人工助理。 OpenClaw存在权限提升漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞在配对批准前获得更高的操作员范围。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

厂商已发布了漏洞修复程序，请及时关注更新： https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases

Reference

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea

Impacted products

Name
OpenClaw OpenClaw >=2026.2.22，<2026.2.25

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FKIE_CVE-2026-32042

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-21 01:17 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:35

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea	Patch
disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-553v-f69r-656j	Vendor Advisory
disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unpaired-device-identity-in-shared-gateway-authentication	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	openclaw	openclaw	*

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GHSA-R3GM-FV85-XJQJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-21 03:31 – Updated: 2026-03-21 03:31

Details

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-32042"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-863"
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  },
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  "modified": "2026-03-21T03:31:13Z",
  "published": "2026-03-21T03:31:13Z",
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WID-SEC-W-2026-0542

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-02-25 23:00 - Updated: 2026-04-12 22:00

Summary

OpenClaw: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

16 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2026-32042.

CVE-2026-32042

Known affected: 1 product

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.

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Action not permitted

CVE-2026-32042 (GCVE-0-2026-32042)

BREW-OPENCLAW-CLI-CVE-20… (GHSA-553V-F69R-656J)

Summary

Impact

Affected Packages / Versions

Remediation

Fix Commit(s)

Release Process Note

CNVD-2026-16395

FKIE_CVE-2026-32042

GHSA-R3GM-FV85-XJQJ

WID-SEC-W-2026-0542

Tags

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Nomenclature

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