RCE in Openclaw
CVE-2026-32000
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.19 contain a command injection vulnerability in the Lobster extension tool execution that uses Windows shell fallback with shell: true after spawn failures. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters in command arguments to execute arbitrary commands when subprocess launch fails with EINVAL or ENOENT errors.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-7fcc-cw49-xm78 (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ba7be018da354ea9f803ed356d20464df0437916 (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-command-injection-via-windows-shell-fallb… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-32000?
- CVE-2026-32000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-32000?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.