Privilege escalation in Openclaw
CVE-2026-32922
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in device.token.rotate that allows callers with operator.pairing scope to mint tokens with broader scopes by failing to constrain newly minted scopes to the caller's current scope set. Attackers can obtain operator.admin tokens for paired devices and achieve remote code execution on connected nodes via system.run or gain unauthorized gateway-admin access.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4jpw-hj22-2xmc (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unvalidated-scop… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-32922?
- CVE-2026-32922 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-03-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-32922?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.