OpenClaw before 2026.5.18 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the device-pair approval feature that allows lower-trust callers to execute actions beyond their intended authorization. Attackers can exploit misconfigured input paths to execute or persist unauthorized actions when the affected feature is enabled and reachable.
CVE-2026-62223
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 16%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 17, 2026
Last Modified
July 20, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026OpenClaw < 2026.5.18 Authorization Bypass via Device-pair | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-authorization-bypass-via-device-pairDevice-pair approval could expose node system.run early · Advisory · openclaw/openclaw · GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hx85-fgcw-9vrcVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-62223(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)
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- 2026-07-30 22:28 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-26 23:06 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-23 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-17 14:02 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-17 00:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-17 00:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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