diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af5e7bd091d..97d7825c734 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- fix(auth): prevent bootstrap pairing scope changes [AI]. (#80976) Thanks @pgondhi987.
 - Validate Control UI loopback retry endpoints [AI]. (#80900) Thanks @pgondhi987.
 - Harden exported markdown link rendering [AI]. (#80902) Thanks @pgondhi987.
 - fix(gateway): honor minimal discovery mode for wide-area DNS-SD [AI]. (#80903) Thanks @pgondhi987.
diff --git a/src/infra/device-bootstrap.test.ts b/src/infra/device-bootstrap.test.ts
index 81af3007a27..4d478cecc36 100644
--- a/src/infra/device-bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/device-bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,54 @@ describe("device bootstrap tokens", () => {
     expect(parsed[issued.token]?.publicKey).toBe("public-key-123");
   });
 
+  it("rejects changing the requested profile while a bound use is pending", async () => {
+    const baseDir = await createTempDir();
+    const issued = await issueDeviceBootstrapToken({
+      baseDir,
+      profile: {
+        roles: ["operator"],
+        scopes: ["operator.approvals", "operator.read", "operator.write"],
+      },
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      verifyBootstrapToken(baseDir, issued.token, {
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.read"],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true });
+    await expect(
+      verifyBootstrapToken(baseDir, issued.token, {
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.write", "operator.approvals"],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: false, reason: "bootstrap_token_invalid" });
+    await expect(
+      verifyBootstrapToken(baseDir, issued.token, {
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.read"],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true });
+
+    await expect(
+      redeemDeviceBootstrapTokenProfile({
+        baseDir,
+        token: issued.token,
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.read"],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      recorded: true,
+      fullyRedeemed: false,
+    });
+    await expect(
+      verifyBootstrapToken(baseDir, issued.token, {
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.write", "operator.approvals"],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true });
+  });
+
   it("loads the issued bootstrap profile for a valid token", async () => {
     const baseDir = await createTempDir();
     const issued = await issueDeviceBootstrapToken({ baseDir });
diff --git a/src/infra/device-bootstrap.ts b/src/infra/device-bootstrap.ts
index 54cf81ed7b1..5fa5a136f63 100644
--- a/src/infra/device-bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/infra/device-bootstrap.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type DeviceBootstrapTokenRecord = {
   publicKey?: string;
   profile?: DeviceBootstrapProfile;
   redeemedProfile?: DeviceBootstrapProfile;
+  pendingProfile?: DeviceBootstrapProfile;
   roles?: string[];
   scopes?: string[];
   issuedAtMs: number;
@@ -67,6 +68,35 @@ function resolvePersistedRedeemedProfile(
   return normalizeDeviceBootstrapProfile(record.redeemedProfile);
 }
 
+function resolvePersistedPendingProfile(
+  record: Partial<DeviceBootstrapTokenRecord>,
+): DeviceBootstrapProfile | null {
+  return record.pendingProfile ? normalizeDeviceBootstrapProfile(record.pendingProfile) : null;
+}
+
+function resolveRequestedBootstrapProfile(params: {
+  role: string;
+  scopes: readonly string[];
+}): DeviceBootstrapProfile {
+  return normalizeDeviceBootstrapProfile({
+    roles: [params.role],
+    scopes: resolveBootstrapProfileScopesForRole(params.role, params.scopes),
+  });
+}
+
+function sameBootstrapProfile(
+  left: DeviceBootstrapProfile,
+  right: DeviceBootstrapProfile,
+): boolean {
+  if (left.roles.length !== right.roles.length || left.scopes.length !== right.scopes.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return (
+    left.roles.every((role, index) => role === right.roles[index]) &&
+    left.scopes.every((scope, index) => scope === right.scopes[index])
+  );
+}
+
 function resolveIssuedBootstrapProfile(params: {
   profile?: DeviceBootstrapProfileInput;
   roles?: readonly string[];
@@ -173,10 +203,12 @@ async function loadState(baseDir?: string): Promise<DeviceBootstrapStateFile> {
       typeof record.token === "string" && record.token.trim().length > 0 ? record.token : tokenKey;
     const issuedAtMs = typeof record.issuedAtMs === "number" ? record.issuedAtMs : 0;
     const profile = resolvePersistedBootstrapProfile(record);
+    const pendingProfile = resolvePersistedPendingProfile(record);
     state[tokenKey] = {
       token,
       profile,
       redeemedProfile: resolvePersistedRedeemedProfile(record),
+      ...(pendingProfile ? { pendingProfile } : {}),
       deviceId: typeof record.deviceId === "string" ? record.deviceId : undefined,
       publicKey: typeof record.publicKey === "string" ? record.publicKey : undefined,
       issuedAtMs,
@@ -304,6 +336,7 @@ export async function redeemDeviceBootstrapTokenProfile(params: {
     }
     const [tokenKey, record] = found;
     const issuedProfile = resolvePersistedBootstrapProfile(record);
+    const pendingProfile = resolvePersistedPendingProfile(record);
     const redeemedProfile = normalizeDeviceBootstrapProfile({
       roles: [...resolvePersistedRedeemedProfile(record).roles, params.role],
       scopes: [
@@ -311,11 +344,25 @@ export async function redeemDeviceBootstrapTokenProfile(params: {
         ...resolveBootstrapProfileScopesForRole(params.role, params.scopes),
       ],
     });
-    state[tokenKey] = {
+    const nextPendingProfile =
+      pendingProfile &&
+      !bootstrapProfileSatisfiesProfile({
+        actualProfile: redeemedProfile,
+        requiredProfile: pendingProfile,
+      })
+        ? pendingProfile
+        : undefined;
+    const nextRecord: DeviceBootstrapTokenRecord = {
       ...record,
       profile: issuedProfile,
       redeemedProfile,
     };
+    if (nextPendingProfile) {
+      nextRecord.pendingProfile = nextPendingProfile;
+    } else {
+      delete nextRecord.pendingProfile;
+    }
+    state[tokenKey] = nextRecord;
     await persistState(state, params.baseDir);
     return {
       recorded: true,
@@ -368,6 +415,10 @@ export async function verifyDeviceBootstrapToken(params: {
     ) {
       return { ok: false, reason: "bootstrap_token_invalid" };
     }
+    const requestedProfile = resolveRequestedBootstrapProfile({
+      role,
+      scopes: params.scopes,
+    });
 
     const boundDeviceId = record.deviceId?.trim();
     const boundPublicKey =
@@ -378,9 +429,14 @@ export async function verifyDeviceBootstrapToken(params: {
       if (boundDeviceId !== deviceId || boundPublicKey !== publicKey) {
         return { ok: false, reason: "bootstrap_token_invalid" };
       }
+      const pendingProfile = resolvePersistedPendingProfile(record);
+      if (pendingProfile && !sameBootstrapProfile(pendingProfile, requestedProfile)) {
+        return { ok: false, reason: "bootstrap_token_invalid" };
+      }
       state[tokenKey] = {
         ...record,
         profile: allowedProfile,
+        pendingProfile: pendingProfile ?? requestedProfile,
         deviceId,
         publicKey,
         lastUsedAtMs: Date.now(),
@@ -392,6 +448,7 @@ export async function verifyDeviceBootstrapToken(params: {
     state[tokenKey] = {
       ...record,
       profile: allowedProfile,
+      pendingProfile: requestedProfile,
       deviceId,
       publicKey,
       lastUsedAtMs: Date.now(),
diff --git a/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts b/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts
index 9e160442e03..d0019406098 100644
--- a/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ describe("device pairing tokens", () => {
     const issued = await issueDeviceBootstrapToken({
       baseDir,
       roles: ["operator"],
-      scopes: ["operator.read"],
+      scopes: ["operator.approvals", "operator.read", "operator.write"],
     });
 
     await expect(
@@ -620,11 +620,15 @@ describe("device pairing tokens", () => {
         deviceId: "device-1",
         publicKey: "public-key-1",
         role: "operator",
-        scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+        scopes: ["operator.write", "operator.approvals"],
         baseDir,
       }),
     ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: false, reason: "bootstrap_token_invalid" });
 
+    const pending = await listDevicePairing(baseDir);
+    expect(pending.pending).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(pending.pending[0]?.scopes).toEqual(["operator.read"]);
+
     await approveDevicePairing(
       first.request.requestId,
       { callerScopes: ["operator.read"] },