Security Digest · Critical advisory (no CVE assigned)
GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8: OpenClaw: Silent privilege escalation via gateway shared-auth reconnect
Summary Gateway local shared-auth reconnect silently widens paired device scope from operator.read to operator.admin and reach node RCE Affected Packages / Versions - Package: openclaw - Affected versions:
CVSS 9.4 Critical GitHub-reviewed · critical
Should you act?
- Only if you depend on one of the packages below, directly or transitively, in a vulnerable version. Check your lockfile with
npm audit (or: npm ls <package>). - No CVE has been assigned, so it will not appear in CVE-based scanners that ignore GitHub advisories.
npm audit,pip-auditand Dependabot do read GitHub advisories.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | openclaw | <= 2026.3.24 | none listed |
Details
Summary
Gateway local shared-auth reconnect silently widens paired device scope from operator.read to operator.admin and reach node RCE
Affected Packages / Versions
- Package: openclaw - Affected versions:
Details
Silent local shared-auth reconnects could previously auto-approve scope-upgrade requests and widen a paired device from operator.read to operator.admin. Commit 81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229 blocks silent reconnect scope upgrades so widened scopes require an explicit pairing approval instead of an implicit local reconnect path.
Verified vulnerable on tag v2026.3.24 and fixed on main by commit 81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229.
Fix Commit(s)
CVSS: 9.4 (v4.0) CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Sources and references
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8 github.com
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com