{"id":"CVE-2026-33577","title":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an insufficient scope validation vulnerability in the node pairing approval path that allows low-privilege operators to approve nodes with broader scopes","summary":"OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an insufficient scope validation vulnerability in the node pairing approval path that allows low-privilege operators to approve nodes with broader scopes. Attackers can exploit missing callerScopes vali…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-863"],"vendor":"openclaw","product":"openclaw","affected":["openclaw < 2026.3.28"],"patched":["openclaw 2026.3.28"],"published":"2026-03-31","updated":"2026-07-24","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33577","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d7cc6bb4fac68b5a5fadd1c5a23168281221f34","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-scope-validation-in-node-pair-approve","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0038,"epssPercentile":0.31893,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-24T21:39:13.043Z","slug":"CVE-2026-33577","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains an insufficient scope validation vulnerability in the node pairing approval path that allows low-privilege operators to approve nodes with broader scopes. Attackers can exploit missing callerScopes validation in node-pairing.ts to extend privileges onto paired nodes beyond their authorization level.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openclaw < 2026.3.28`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `openclaw 2026.3.28`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}