{"id":"GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497","summary":"OpenClaw: /pair approve command path omitted caller scope subsetting and reopened device pairing escalation","details":"## Summary\n\nThe `/pair approve` command path called device approval without forwarding caller scopes into the core approval check.\n\n## Impact\n\nA caller that held pairing privileges but not admin privileges could approve a pending device request asking for broader scopes, including admin access.\n\n## Affected Component\n\n`extensions/device-pair/index.ts, src/infra/device-pairing.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 `4ee4960de2` (`Pairing: forward caller scopes during approval`).\n\nOpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.","aliases":["CVE-2026-33579"],"modified":"2026-04-06T23:56:23.195574Z","published":"2026-03-31T23:50:22Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-31T23:50:22Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4ee4960de2330b5322127f925f3687dc6f105be1"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval"}],"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/2026/03/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497.json","last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 2026.3.24"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"}]}