CVE•Published 2026-03-31•Modified 2026-04-06•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-33579Openclaw · Openclaw

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the /pair approve command path that fails to forward caller scopes into the core approval check. A caller with pairing privileges but without admin privileges can approve pending device requests asking for broader scopes including admin access by exploiting the missing scope validation in extensions/device-pair/index.ts and src/infra/device-pairing.ts.

Timeline

Published 2026-03-31

Modified 2026-04-06

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-33579

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Openclaw Openclaw"

All exposed Openclaw Openclaw instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Openclaw"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Openclaw" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-33579