CVE-2026-32042

highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 39 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.45% (39th) EPSS
CVSS 8.8 · high
Is it mine?
4 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

OpenClaw versions 2026.2.22 prior to 2026.2.25 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unpaired device identities to bypass operator pairing requirements and self-assign elevated operator scopes including operator.admin. Attackers with valid shared gateway authentication can present a self-signed unpaired device identity to request and obtain higher operator scopes before pairing approval is granted.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.8

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.com
v4.06.3mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863USCWE-863US
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affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-0542OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-25csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

  • GHSA-553v-f69r-656jOpenClaw unpaired device identity can bypass operator pairing and self-assign operator scopes with shared auth2026-03-03ghsa · osvUS

    ### Summary A client using shared gateway auth could attach an unpaired device identity and request elevated operator scopes (including `operator.admin`) before pairing approval, enabling privilege escalation. ### Impact Attackers with valid shared gateway auth could self-assign higher operator scopes by presenting a self-signed, unpaired device identity. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Affected: `>= 2026.2.22 <= 2026.2.24` - Latest published npm at triage time: `2026.2.24` - Planned patched release: `2026.2.25` ### Remediation Require pairing for operator device-identity sessions authenticated with shared token/password auth (except existing control-ui trusted-proxy/control-ui bypass policy paths). ### Fix Commit(s) - `8d1481cb4a9d31bd617e52dc8c392c35689d9dea` ### Release Process Note `patched_versions` is pre-set to the release (`>= 2026.2.25`). Advisory published with npm release `2026.2.25`. OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-03-21modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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