CVE-2026-42426: Openclaw

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an improper authorization vulnerability where the node.pair.approve method accepts operator.write scope instead of the narrower operator.pairing scope, allowing unprivileged users to approve node pairing. Attackers with operator.write permissions can bypass pairing approval restrictions to gain unauthorized access to exec-capable nodes.

Affected products

• Openclaw Openclaw: before 2026.4.8 (fixed in 2026.4.8)

Published 2026-04-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.