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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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-reachable, low-complexity authorization bypass needing an authenticated low-trust account (PR:L) and no user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
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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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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OpenClaw 2026.1.20 before 2026.5.27 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the device.pair.approve feature that allows lower-trust callers to bypass role-management checks. Attackers can perform actions requiring stronger authorization by reaching the affected feature through configured input paths.
AnalysisAI
Authorization bypass in OpenClaw versions 2026.1.20 through 2026.5.26 allows low-trust, authenticated callers to invoke the device.pair.approve feature and perform device-pairing approvals that should require stronger role-management authorization. Because the feature can be reached through configured input paths, an attacker holding only limited privileges can escalate their effective authority over device pairing, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the attacker to be an authenticated but lower-trust caller (CVSS PR:L) who can reach the device.pair.approve feature through one of OpenClaw's configured input paths - the vulnerable functionality is specifically the device-pairing approval action guarded by role-management checks. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The vendor CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that requires only low privileges and no user interaction, yielding high impact to all three vulnerable-system properties - a coherent and internally consistent basis for the 8.7 score. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker who already holds a low-trust OpenClaw account or reachable service credential sends a request to the device.pair.approve feature through one of the configured input paths, and because the role-management check is not enforced, the approval succeeds despite the caller lacking the required authorization. This lets the attacker approve device pairings they should not control, undermining the trust boundary that governs which devices are admitted. … |
| Remediation | Upgrade to the fixed release: Vendor-released patch: OpenClaw 2026.5.27, which restores the role-management authorization checks on the device.pair.approve feature; consult the GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-8v95-qqcm-qp9h (https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-8v95-qqcm-qp9h) for exact upgrade guidance. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, inventory all OpenClaw deployments to identify instances running versions 2026.1.20 through 2026.5.26. …
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EUVD-2026-45106
GHSA-4cxx-m26f-jmx8