Missing Authorization Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.5.27


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-OPENCLAW-18017833
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed17 Jul 2026
  • creditylwango613

Introduced: 17 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-62218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.5.27 or higher.

Overview

openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the device.pair.approve. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to privileged actions by invoking the affected process through specific input paths, thereby bypassing role-management checks.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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