{"id":"GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg","summary":"OpenClaw: node.pair.approve missing callerScopes validation allows low-privilege operator to approve malicious nodes","details":"## Summary\n\nThe node pairing approval path did not consistently enforce that the approving caller already held every scope requested by the node.\n\n## Impact\n\nA lower-privileged operator could approve a pending node request for broader scopes and extend privileges onto the paired node.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`src/infra/node-pairing.ts, src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts`\n\n## Fixed Versions\n\n- Affected: `\u003c= 2026.3.24`\n- Patched: `\u003e= 2026.3.28`\n- Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix.\n\n## Fix\n\nFixed by commit `4d7cc6bb4f` (`gateway: restrict node pairing approvals`).\n\nOpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-33577"],"modified":"2026-04-06T17:46:16.440173Z","published":"2026-04-01T00:00:19Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-01T00:00:19Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-03-31T15:16:14Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"severity":"MODERATE"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33577"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d7cc6bb4fac68b5a5fadd1c5a23168281221f34"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-scope-validation-in-node-pair-approve"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"openclaw","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/openclaw"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.28"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmg.json","last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 2026.3.24"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U"}]}