GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54: OpenClaw `device.token.rotate` mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing

April 9, 2026

OpenClaw device.token.rotate mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing.

Device token rotation could mint or preserve roles/scopes that had not gone through the intended pairing approval.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54
github.com/openclaw/openclaw
github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54

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