Advisories

OpenClaw < 2026.5.27 - Node Pairing State Mutation via Reconnection

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • OpenClaw >= 0, < 2026.5.27

CWE
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CVSS
6
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Edward-x (@YLChen-007)
Description
OpenClaw before 2026.5.27 contains a state mutation vulnerability in node pairing reconnection that allows paired nodes to confuse approval scope decisions. Attackers can exploit reconnection logic to restore or present broader node authority than intended, potentially bypassing approval restrictions.

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