Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-33577

Title: Insufficient scope validation in OpenClaw node pairing approval

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-33577.

CWE Category CWE-863

Published Date Mar 31, 2026

Modified Date Apr 01, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 8.6 CVSS v4.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.38%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-33577: OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an insufficient scope validation vulnerability in the node pairing approval path that allows low-privilege operators to approve nodes with broader scopes. Attackers can exploit missing callerScopes validation in node-pairing.ts to extend privileges onto paired nodes beyond their authorization level.

Impacted Vendors

openclaw 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d7cc6bb4fac68b5a5fadd1c5a23168281221f34 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-scope-validation-in-node-pair-approve

CVSS v4.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

8.6

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

N/A

RAW VECTOR

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

CVSS v3.1