CVE-2026-62218

OpenClaw 2026.1.20 < 2026.5.27 Authorization Bypass via device.pair.approve

State: Published
Severity: 8.7 High
Published: Jul 17, 2026
Updated: Jul 18, 2026
Reserved: Jul 13, 2026

Description

OpenClaw 2026.1.20 before 2026.5.27 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the device.pair.approve feature that allows lower-trust callers to bypass role-management checks. Attackers can perform actions requiring stronger authorization by reaching the affected feature through configured input paths.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.7 High	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenClawOpenClaw	2026.1.20 to before 2026.5.27Affected 2026.5.27Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8v95-qqcm-qp9h)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw 2026.1.20 < 2026.5.27 Authorization Bypass via device.pair.approvethird-party-advisory

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