GHSA-f275-5h5c-5wg5: Duplicate Advisory: OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation
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Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original 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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f275-5h5c-5wg5
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval
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