CVE-2026-32922 | OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains a privilege escalation vu… | CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-32922
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-03-16 21:19 UTC
Published: 2026-03-29 12:44 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-23 16:15 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-266
Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Vendor / Product: OpenClaw / OpenClaw
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.9 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	—	0 < 2026.3.11, 2026.3.11

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-266	cna	Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.9	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.4	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	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

References (2)

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-4jpw-hj22-2xmc) https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-4jpw-hj22-2xmc
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unvalidated-scope-in-device-token-rotate