CVE-2026-33575 OpenClaw < 2026.3.12 - Long-lived Credential Exposure in Pairing Setup Codes

What is CVE-2026-33575?

CVE-2026-33575 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw Openclaw, published on 29 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.12 embeds long-lived shared gateway credentials directly in pairing setup codes generated by /pair endpoint and OpenClaw qr command. Attackers with access to leaked setup codes from chat history, logs, or screenshots can recover and reuse the shared gateway credential outside the intended one-time pairing flow.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33575?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including openclaw. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openclaw Openclaw.

How do I fix CVE-2026-33575?

Upgrade openclaw to 2026.3.12 or later.

Is CVE-2026-33575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Openclaw Openclaw

• CVE-2026-28363 Security feature bypass in OpenClaw Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-30741 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-33579 OpenClaw < 2026.3.28 - Privilege Escalation via Missing Caller Scope Validation in Device Pair Approval Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32922 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Scope in device.token.rotate Critical 9.4
• CVE-2026-32978 OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Approval Bypass via Unrecognized Script Runners Critical 9.4

All Openclaw Openclaw vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
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• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6rxp-6g9v-64v8, GHSA-7h7g-x2px-94hj, MINI-2vj5-wgmj-x398, MINI-fm88-h8pf-cxj4.