TC-2026-0033 · GH · PACKAGE

openclaw/[email protected]

CVE-2026-33579 (CVSS 9.1): Privilege escalation in OpenClaw /pair approve command allowing a low-privilege caller to grant full system.run host execution rights.

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Signed ledger verdict

TC-2026-0033

Known bad (exit 2) gh:openclaw/[email protected]

IOC & scope: gh:openclaw/[email protected] (CVE-2026-33579). Verified by human review and signed into the CC-BY 4.0 OSV v1.6.0 feed.

Credited finder: GitHub Security Advisory ↗
Recorded timestamp: 2026-03-22
Canonical SHA-256: a2561eea855f15a6…
Local hook action: Block (exit 2)

Run live in Counter Workbench

Signed in /feed.json (.sig).

01 8-Vector Capability X-Ray (ABOM) & OWASP Agentic Crosswalk

Deterministic capability profile and taxonomy mapping.

Every artifact in the threat.cafe ledger is profiled across eight execution vectors and mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications (ASI01-ASI10) and Agentic Skills & Tools (AST01-AST10).

8-Vector Capability X-Ray (ABOM)

1. Filesystem
Sensitive paths touched: None observed
2. Environment
Variables harvested: None observed
3. Network
Outbound egress domains: None observed
4. Subprocess
Process execution primitives: system.run (elevated host shell)
5. Lifecycle
Install / startup hooks: None observed
6. OAuth / MCP
Declared scopes: operator.admin
7. Obfuscation
Encoding / steganography: None observed
8. Provenance
Attestation status: vulnerable_release_cve_2026_33579

Governance & detector mapping

OWASP Agentic ASI (2026): ASI03 (Identity & Privilege Abuse), ASI05 (Unexpected Code Execution (RCE))
OWASP Agentic AST (2026): AST02 (Tool & Skill Injection), AST03 (Insecure Credential Handling)
Deterministic rules matched: CONFIG_02_LOCALHOST_NO_AUTH

Version scoping & related records

TC-2026-0025 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-25253 (CVSS 8.8): 1-click RCE via gatewayUrl query parameter in OpenClaw Control UI; leaks gateway au
TC-2026-0026 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-25157 (CVSS 7.8): OS command injection in OpenClaw macOS SSH remote project path handling and node-ho
TC-2026-0027 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-25475 (CVSS 6.5): Local File Inclusion (LFI) in OpenClaw Media Understanding attachment handler via u
TC-2026-0028 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-25593 (CVSS 8.4): Unauthenticated local RCE via WebSocket config.apply cliPath option injection in Op
TC-2026-0029 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-26319 (CVSS 7.5): Missing webhook authentication in OpenClaw Telnyx voice plugin allowing forged inbo
TC-2026-0030 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-26322 (CVSS 7.6): Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in OpenClaw Gateway tool host parameter allowing
TC-2026-0031 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-26329 (CVSS 8.1): Path traversal in OpenClaw Browser upload action allowing arbitrary host file reads
TC-2026-0032 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status known_bad — CVE-2026-32922 (CVSS 8.6): Device identity nonce verification bypass in OpenClaw pairing flow permitting rogue
TC-2026-0111 (gh:openclaw/[email protected]): status no_known_bad — Patched OpenClaw release remediating CVE-2026-25253 through CVE-2026-33579 with mandatory gateway token isolat

Local CLI verification

$ threat-cafe-hook check "gh:openclaw/[email protected]"
[threat.cafe] known_bad: gh:openclaw/[email protected] (TC-2026-0033)
  Reason: CVE-2026-33579 (CVSS 9.1): Privilege escalation in OpenClaw /pair approve command allowing
  Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579 (credited to GitHub Security Advisory)

OSV v1.6.0 machine-readable record

Included in /feed.json under CC-BY 4.0 license and verified by /feed.json.sig.

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  "schema_version": "1.6.0",
  "id": "TC-2026-0033",
  "modified": "2026-03-22T15:00:00Z",
  "published": "2026-03-22T15:00:00Z",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-33579 (CVSS 9.1): Privilege escalation in OpenClaw /pair approve command allowing a low-privilege caller to grant full system.run host execution rights.",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "gh",
        "name": "openclaw/openclaw"
      },
      "versions": [
        "2026.3.11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "credits": [
    {
      "name": "GitHub Security Advisory",
      "type": "FINDER"
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33579"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://threat.cafe/incidents/tc-2026-0033/"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "target": "gh:openclaw/[email protected]",
    "kind": "package",
    "verdict": "known_bad",
    "ioc": "gh:openclaw/[email protected] (CVE-2026-33579)",
    "artifact_sha256": "a2561eea855f15a660deb26a93e17352564b29320ade03c5ce763acfef1e1d03",
    "owasp_asi": [
      "ASI03",
      "ASI05"
    ],
    "owasp_ast": [
      "AST02",
      "AST03"
    ],
    "rules_matched": [
      "CONFIG_02_LOCALHOST_NO_AUTH"
    ],
    "abom": {
      "fs_sensitive": [],
      "env_harvest": [],
      "net_egress": [],
      "proc_exec": [
        "system.run (elevated host shell)"
      ],
      "install_hooks": [],
      "oauth_scopes": [
        "operator.admin"
      ],
      "obfuscation": [],
      "provenance": "vulnerable_release_cve_2026_33579"
    },
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "record_digest": "sha256:615df03b16c1cd412263692783a53dc1b0dec1ef97f14c35828e0c46444b86e9",
    "release_signature_url": "https://threat.cafe/feed.json.sig"
  }
}

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