GHSA-fqw4-mph7-2vr8
OpenClaw: Silent privilege escalation via gateway shared-auth reconnect
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: `<= 2026.3.24` - First patched version: `2026.3.25` - Latest published npm version at verification time: `2026.3.24`
## 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)
- `81ebc7e0344fd19c85778e883bad45e2da972229`
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