GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8: OpenClaw: Silent privilege escalation via gateway shared-auth reconnect

March 27, 2026

Gateway local shared-auth reconnect silently widens paired device scope from operator.read to operator.admin and reach node RCE

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8

Code Behaviors & Features

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