fix(gateway): enforce caller-scope subsetting in device.token.rotate

device.token.rotate accepted attacker-controlled scopes and forwarded
them to rotateDeviceToken without verifying the caller held those
scopes. A pairing-scoped token could rotate up to operator.admin on
any already-paired device whose approvedScopes included admin.

Add a caller-scope subsetting check before rotateDeviceToken: the
requested scopes must be a subset of client.connect.scopes via the
existing roleScopesAllow helper. Reject with missing scope: <scope>
if not.

Also add server.device-token-rotate-authz.test.ts covering both the
priv-esc path and the admin-to-node-invoke chain.

Fixes GHSA-4jpw-hj22-2xmc

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Cron/owner-only tools: pass trusted isolated cron runs into the embedded agent with owner context so `cron`/`gateway` tooling remains available after the owner-auth hardening narrowed direct-message ownership inference.
 - Browser/SSRF: block private-network intermediate redirect hops in strict browser navigation flows and fail closed when remote tab-open paths cannot inspect redirect chains. Thanks @zpbrent.
 - MS Teams/authz: keep `groupPolicy: "allowlist"` enforcing sender allowlists even when a team/channel route allowlist is configured, so route matches no longer widen group access to every sender in that route. Thanks @zpbrent.
+- Security/Gateway: block `device.token.rotate` from minting operator scopes broader than the caller session already holds, closing the critical paired-device token privilege escalation reported as GHSA-4jpw-hj22-2xmc.
 - Security/system.run: bind approved `bun` and `deno run` script operands to on-disk file snapshots so post-approval script rewrites are denied before execution.
 - Skills/download installs: pin the validated per-skill tools root before writing downloaded archives, so rebinding the lexical tools path cannot redirect download writes outside the intended tools directory. Thanks @tdjackey.
 - Control UI/Debug: replace the Manual RPC free-text method field with a sorted dropdown sourced from gateway-advertised methods, and stack the form vertically for narrower layouts. (#14967) thanks @rixau.

src/gateway/server-methods/devices.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   approveDevicePairing,
+  getPairedDevice,
   listDevicePairing,
   removePairedDevice,
   type DeviceAuthToken,
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import {
   rotateDeviceToken,
   summarizeDeviceTokens,
 } from "../../infra/device-pairing.js";
+import { normalizeDeviceAuthScopes } from "../../shared/device-auth.js";
+import { roleScopesAllow } from "../../shared/operator-scope-compat.js";
 import {
   ErrorCodes,
   errorShape,
@@ -31,6 +34,25 @@ function redactPairedDevice(
   };
 }
 
+function resolveMissingRequestedScope(params: {
+  role: string;
+  requestedScopes: readonly string[];
+  callerScopes: readonly string[];
+}): string | null {
+  for (const scope of params.requestedScopes) {
+    if (
+      !roleScopesAllow({
+        role: params.role,
+        requestedScopes: [scope],
+        allowedScopes: params.callerScopes,
+      })
+    ) {
+      return scope;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 export const deviceHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
   "device.pair.list": async ({ params, respond }) => {
     if (!validateDevicePairListParams(params)) {
@@ -146,7 +168,7 @@ export const deviceHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
     context.logGateway.info(`device pairing removed device=${removed.deviceId}`);
     respond(true, removed, undefined);
   },
-  "device.token.rotate": async ({ params, respond, context }) => {
+  "device.token.rotate": async ({ params, respond, context, client }) => {
     if (!validateDeviceTokenRotateParams(params)) {
       respond(
         false,
@@ -165,6 +187,28 @@ export const deviceHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       role: string;
       scopes?: string[];
     };
+    const pairedDevice = await getPairedDevice(deviceId);
+    if (!pairedDevice) {
+      respond(false, undefined, errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, "unknown deviceId/role"));
+      return;
+    }
+    const callerScopes = Array.isArray(client?.connect?.scopes) ? client.connect.scopes : [];
+    const requestedScopes = normalizeDeviceAuthScopes(
+      scopes ?? pairedDevice.tokens?.[role.trim()]?.scopes ?? pairedDevice.scopes,
+    );
+    const missingScope = resolveMissingRequestedScope({
+      role,
+      requestedScopes,
+      callerScopes,
+    });
+    if (missingScope) {
+      respond(
+        false,
+        undefined,
+        errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, `missing scope: ${missingScope}`),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
     const entry = await rotateDeviceToken({ deviceId, role, scopes });
     if (!entry) {
       respond(false, undefined, errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, "unknown deviceId/role"));

src/gateway/server.device-token-rotate-authz.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { WebSocket } from "ws";
+import {
+  loadOrCreateDeviceIdentity,
+  publicKeyRawBase64UrlFromPem,
+  type DeviceIdentity,
+} from "../infra/device-identity.js";
+import {
+  approveDevicePairing,
+  getPairedDevice,
+  requestDevicePairing,
+  rotateDeviceToken,
+} from "../infra/device-pairing.js";
+import { GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES, GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES } from "../utils/message-channel.js";
+import { GatewayClient } from "./client.js";
+import {
+  connectOk,
+  installGatewayTestHooks,
+  rpcReq,
+  startServerWithClient,
+  trackConnectChallengeNonce,
+} from "./test-helpers.js";
+
+installGatewayTestHooks({ scope: "suite" });
+
+function resolveDeviceIdentityPath(name: string): string {
+  const root = process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR ?? process.env.HOME ?? os.tmpdir();
+  return path.join(root, "test-device-identities", `${name}.json`);
+}
+
+function loadDeviceIdentity(name: string): {
+  identityPath: string;
+  identity: DeviceIdentity;
+  publicKey: string;
+} {
+  const identityPath = resolveDeviceIdentityPath(name);
+  const identity = loadOrCreateDeviceIdentity(identityPath);
+  return {
+    identityPath,
+    identity,
+    publicKey: publicKeyRawBase64UrlFromPem(identity.publicKeyPem),
+  };
+}
+
+async function pairDevice(params: {
+  name: string;
+  role: "node" | "operator";
+  scopes: string[];
+  clientId?: string;
+  clientMode?: string;
+}): Promise<{
+  identityPath: string;
+  identity: DeviceIdentity;
+}> {
+  const loaded = loadDeviceIdentity(params.name);
+  const request = await requestDevicePairing({
+    deviceId: loaded.identity.deviceId,
+    publicKey: loaded.publicKey,
+    role: params.role,
+    scopes: params.scopes,
+    clientId: params.clientId,
+    clientMode: params.clientMode,
+  });
+  await approveDevicePairing(request.request.requestId);
+  return {
+    identityPath: loaded.identityPath,
+    identity: loaded.identity,
+  };
+}
+
+async function issuePairingScopedTokenForAdminApprovedDevice(name: string): Promise<{
+  deviceId: string;
+  identityPath: string;
+  pairingToken: string;
+}> {
+  const paired = await pairDevice({
+    name,
+    role: "operator",
+    scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+    clientId: GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES.TEST,
+    clientMode: GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES.TEST,
+  });
+  const rotated = await rotateDeviceToken({
+    deviceId: paired.identity.deviceId,
+    role: "operator",
+    scopes: ["operator.pairing"],
+  });
+  expect(rotated?.token).toBeTruthy();
+  return {
+    deviceId: paired.identity.deviceId,
+    identityPath: paired.identityPath,
+    pairingToken: String(rotated?.token ?? ""),
+  };
+}
+
+async function openTrackedWs(port: number): Promise<WebSocket> {
+  const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
+  trackConnectChallengeNonce(ws);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("timeout waiting for ws open")), 5_000);
+    ws.once("open", () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve();
+    });
+    ws.once("error", (error) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      reject(error);
+    });
+  });
+  return ws;
+}
+
+async function connectPairingScopedOperator(params: {
+  port: number;
+  identityPath: string;
+  deviceToken: string;
+}): Promise<WebSocket> {
+  const ws = await openTrackedWs(params.port);
+  await connectOk(ws, {
+    skipDefaultAuth: true,
+    deviceToken: params.deviceToken,
+    deviceIdentityPath: params.identityPath,
+    scopes: ["operator.pairing"],
+  });
+  return ws;
+}
+
+async function connectApprovedNode(params: {
+  port: number;
+  name: string;
+  onInvoke: (payload: unknown) => void;
+}): Promise<GatewayClient> {
+  const paired = await pairDevice({
+    name: params.name,
+    role: "node",
+    scopes: [],
+    clientId: GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES.NODE_HOST,
+    clientMode: GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES.NODE,
+  });
+
+  let readyResolve: (() => void) | null = null;
+  const ready = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    readyResolve = resolve;
+  });
+
+  const client = new GatewayClient({
+    url: `ws://127.0.0.1:${params.port}`,
+    connectDelayMs: 2_000,
+    token: "secret",
+    role: "node",
+    clientName: GATEWAY_CLIENT_NAMES.NODE_HOST,
+    clientVersion: "1.0.0",
+    platform: "linux",
+    mode: GATEWAY_CLIENT_MODES.NODE,
+    scopes: [],
+    commands: ["system.run"],
+    deviceIdentity: paired.identity,
+    onHelloOk: () => readyResolve?.(),
+    onEvent: (event) => {
+      if (event.event !== "node.invoke.request") {
+        return;
+      }
+      params.onInvoke(event.payload);
+      const payload = event.payload as { id?: string; nodeId?: string };
+      if (!payload.id || !payload.nodeId) {
+        return;
+      }
+      void client.request("node.invoke.result", {
+        id: payload.id,
+        nodeId: payload.nodeId,
+        ok: true,
+        payloadJSON: JSON.stringify({ ok: true }),
+      });
+    },
+  });
+  client.start();
+  await Promise.race([
+    ready,
+    new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("timeout waiting for node hello")), 5_000);
+    }),
+  ]);
+  return client;
+}
+
+async function getConnectedNodeId(ws: WebSocket): Promise<string> {
+  const nodes = await rpcReq<{ nodes?: Array<{ nodeId: string; connected?: boolean }> }>(
+    ws,
+    "node.list",
+    {},
+  );
+  expect(nodes.ok).toBe(true);
+  const nodeId = nodes.payload?.nodes?.find((node) => node.connected)?.nodeId ?? "";
+  expect(nodeId).toBeTruthy();
+  return nodeId;
+}
+
+async function waitForMacrotasks(): Promise<void> {
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve));
+}
+
+describe("gateway device.token.rotate caller scope guard", () => {
+  test("rejects rotating an admin-approved device token above the caller session scopes", async () => {
+    const started = await startServerWithClient("secret");
+    const attacker = await issuePairingScopedTokenForAdminApprovedDevice("rotate-attacker");
+
+    let pairingWs: WebSocket | undefined;
+    try {
+      pairingWs = await connectPairingScopedOperator({
+        port: started.port,
+        identityPath: attacker.identityPath,
+        deviceToken: attacker.pairingToken,
+      });
+
+      const rotate = await rpcReq(pairingWs, "device.token.rotate", {
+        deviceId: attacker.deviceId,
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+      });
+      expect(rotate.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(rotate.error?.message).toBe("missing scope: operator.admin");
+
+      const paired = await getPairedDevice(attacker.deviceId);
+      expect(paired?.tokens?.operator?.scopes).toEqual(["operator.pairing"]);
+      expect(paired?.approvedScopes).toEqual(["operator.admin"]);
+    } finally {
+      pairingWs?.close();
+      started.ws.close();
+      await started.server.close();
+      started.envSnapshot.restore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("blocks the pairing-token to admin-node-invoke escalation chain", async () => {
+    const started = await startServerWithClient("secret");
+    const attacker = await issuePairingScopedTokenForAdminApprovedDevice("rotate-rce-attacker");
+
+    let sawInvoke = false;
+    let pairingWs: WebSocket | undefined;
+    let nodeClient: GatewayClient | undefined;
+
+    try {
+      await connectOk(started.ws);
+      nodeClient = await connectApprovedNode({
+        port: started.port,
+        name: "rotate-rce-node",
+        onInvoke: () => {
+          sawInvoke = true;
+        },
+      });
+      await getConnectedNodeId(started.ws);
+
+      pairingWs = await connectPairingScopedOperator({
+        port: started.port,
+        identityPath: attacker.identityPath,
+        deviceToken: attacker.pairingToken,
+      });
+
+      const rotate = await rpcReq<{ token?: string }>(pairingWs, "device.token.rotate", {
+        deviceId: attacker.deviceId,
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+      });
+
+      expect(rotate.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(rotate.error?.message).toBe("missing scope: operator.admin");
+      await waitForMacrotasks();
+      expect(sawInvoke).toBe(false);
+
+      const paired = await getPairedDevice(attacker.deviceId);
+      expect(paired?.tokens?.operator?.scopes).toEqual(["operator.pairing"]);
+      expect(paired?.tokens?.operator?.token).toBe(attacker.pairingToken);
+    } finally {
+      pairingWs?.close();
+      nodeClient?.stop();
+      started.ws.close();
+      await started.server.close();
+      started.envSnapshot.restore();
+    }
+  });
+});