What is CVE-2026-32008?

CVE-2026-32008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-32008?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32008

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.21 contain an improper URL scheme validation vulnerability in the assertBrowserNavigationAllowed() function that allows authenticated users with browser-tool access to navigate to file:// URLs. Attackers can exploit this by accessing local files readable by the OpenClaw process user through browser snapshot and extraction actions to exfiltrate sensitive data.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Patch, patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32008?: CVE-2026-32008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-32008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.