OpenClaw: node.pair.approve missing callerScopes validation allows low-privilege operator to approve malicious nodes
## Summary The node pairing approval path did not consistently enforce that the approving caller already held every scope requested by the node. ## Impact A lower-privileged operator could approve a pending node request for broader scopes and extend privileges onto the paired node. ## Affected Component `src/infra/node-pairing.ts, src/gateway/server-methods/nodes.ts` ## Fixed Versions - Affected: `<= 2026.3.24` - Patched: `>= 2026.3.28` - Latest stable `2026.3.28` contains the fix. ## Fix Fixed by commit `4d7cc6bb4f` (`gateway: restrict node pairing approvals`). OpenClaw thanks @AntAISecurityLab for reporting.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-33577US | —OT elevated | — | ||
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 broade… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclawPACKAGE
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d7cc6bb4fac68b5a5fadd1c5a23168281221f34WEB
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2x4x-cc5g-qmmgWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33577ADVISORY
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-insufficient-scope-validation-in-node-pair-approveWEB
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