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GHSA-WHF9-3HCX-GQ54

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-09 17:33 – Updated: 2026-05-06 02:41

Summary

OpenClaw `device.token.rotate` mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing

Details

Impact

OpenClaw device.token.rotate mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing.

Device token rotation could mint or preserve roles/scopes that had not gone through the intended pairing approval.

OpenClaw is a user-controlled local assistant. This advisory is scoped to the OpenClaw trust model and does not assume a multi-tenant service boundary.

Affected Packages / Versions

Package: openclaw (npm)
Affected versions: <= v2026.04.01
Patched versions: 2026.4.8

Fix

The issue was fixed on main and is available in the patched npm version listed above. The verified fixed tree is commit d7c3210cd6f5fdfdc1beff4c9541673e814354d5.

Verification

The fix was re-checked against main before publication, including targeted regression tests for the affected security boundary.

Credits

Thanks @nicky-cc of Tencent zhuque Lab (https://github.com/Tencent/AI-Infra-Guard) for reporting.

Severity

8.8 (High)


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

5.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "id": "GHSA-whf9-3hcx-gq54",
  "modified": "2026-05-06T02:41:02Z",
  "published": "2026-04-09T17:33:05Z",
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  "summary": "OpenClaw `device.token.rotate` mints tokens for unapproved roles, bypassing device role-upgrade pairing"
}

CVE-2026-42422 (GCVE-0-2026-42422)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 18:10 – Updated: 2026-04-29 13:04 X_Open Source

Title

OpenClaw < 2026.4.8 - Role Bypass in device.token.rotate Function

Summary

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains a role bypass vulnerability in the device.token.rotate function that allows minting tokens for unapproved roles. Attackers can bypass device role-upgrade pairing to preserve or mint roles and scopes that had not undergone intended approval.

Severity

7.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-29 13:03 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/adv…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d7c32…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-rol…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenClaw	OpenClaw	Affected: 0 , < 2026.4.8 (semver) Unaffected: 2026.4.8 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw::::::node.js::*

Date Public

2026-04-08 00:00

Credits

Nicky (@nicky-cc)

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CVE-2026-42422 (GCVE-0-2026-42422)

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