CVE-2026-33579 | OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27 authorization
VulDBArchived Mar 31, 2026✓ Full text saved
A vulnerability was found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27 . It has been rated as critical . Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes incorrect authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-33579 . The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Full text archived locally
✦ AI Summary· Claude Sonnet
VDB-354404 · CVE-2026-33579 · GCVE-0-2026-33579
OPENCLAW UP TO 2026.3.27 AUTHORIZATION
HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI
CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
7.9 $0-$5k 2.20+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-33579. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenClaw up to 2026.3.27. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-33579 since 03/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading to version 2026.3.28 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Type
Artificial Intelligence Software
Name
OpenClaw
Version
2026.3.0
2026.3.1
2026.3.2
2026.3.3
2026.3.4
2026.3.5
2026.3.6
2026.3.7
2026.3.8
2026.3.9
2026.3.10
2026.3.11
2026.3.12
2026.3.13
2026.3.14
2026.3.15
2026.3.16
2026.3.17
2026.3.18
2026.3.19
2026.3.20
2026.3.21
2026.3.22
2026.3.23
2026.3.24
2026.3.25
2026.3.26
2026.3.27
Website
Product: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/
CPE 2.3info
🔒
🔒
🔒
CPE 2.2info
🔒
🔒
🔒
CVSSv4info
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒
CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒
CNA Vector: 🔒
CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒
CVSSv2info
Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock
Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock
Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock
VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploitinginfo
Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock
Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock
Threat Intelligenceinfo
Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: OpenClaw 2026.3.28
Timelineinfo
03/23/2026 CVE reserved
03/31/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Product: github.com
Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-33579 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354404
Entryinfo
Created: 03/31/2026 17:05
Changes: 03/31/2026 17:05 (74)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 99:47B:101
Discussion
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.
◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸