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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw | openclaw | 0 |
Updated severity to CRITICAL, added affected version 2026.3.27, and noted that there is no available exploit.
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