Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-32042
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 31.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2026-32042
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.2.22
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.2.22-1
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.2.22-2
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.2.23
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cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:2026.2.24