High

OpenClaw: Pairing-scoped device session could restore revoked node token authority

  • Disclosed: 18.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Summary

In affected releases, a surviving pairing-scoped session for a device could re-establish node token authority after that node token had been revoked. Revocation should require the device to lose that authority unless it is approved again through the normal pairing flow.

This issue affects token revocation and device-role containment. It does not allow unauthenticated device creation.

Affected configurations

This affects deployments where an already paired device keeps a same-device session with pairing-related scope after its node token is revoked.

Impact

A device that should have lost node WebSocket authority could regain it without renewed approval. That weakens revocation as an operator control and can keep node-level access alive longer than intended.

The impact is limited to devices that already had a legitimate pairing/session foothold.

Patched Versions

The first stable patched version is 2026.5.26.

Mitigations

Upgrade to openclaw@2026.5.26 or later. If a node token was revoked on an older version, restart the gateway and remove/re-pair the affected device to ensure no stale session remains active.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package openclaw < 2026.5.26 2026.5.26

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284, CWE-863
Platform
npm
Package
openclaw
Disclosed
18.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q99w-vh6v-q3v7 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: openclaw

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (588) in the archive
Total entries
588
First → latest
02.2026 07.2026
Without a fix
9
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 20
  • High 215
  • Medium 299
  • Low 54

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 588
Severity:
  1. OpenClaw: Pairing-scoped device session could restore revoked node token authority this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2026-53843 < 2026.5.26 2026.5.26
  2. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-53811 < 2026.5.7 2026.5.7
  3. High · 8.8 CVE-2026-53806 < 2026.5.12 2026.5.12
  4. High · 7.8 CVE-2026-53813 < 2026.4.25 2026.4.25
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-53834 < 2026.4.27 2026.4.27
  6. Critical CVE-2026-34507 < 2026.4.29 2026.4.29
  7. High CVE-2026-53823 < 2026.5.3 2026.5.3
  8. High · 8.4 CVE-2026-53814 < 2026.5.20 2026.5.20
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