Is CVE-2026-42426 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-42426 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-42426?

CVE-2026-42426 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-42426?

CVE-2026-42426 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-42426

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.4.8 contains an improper authorization vulnerability where the node.pair.approve method accepts operator.write scope instead of the narrower operator.pairing scope, allowing unprivileged users to approve node pairing. Attackers with operator.write permissions can bypass pairing approval restrictions to gain unauthorized access to exec-capable nodes.

CWE-863

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-30.