What is CVE-2026-32009?

CVE-2026-32009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-32009?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32009

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a policy bypass vulnerability in the safeBins allowlist evaluation that trusts static default directories including writable package-manager paths like /opt/homebrew/bin and /usr/local/bin. An attacker with write access to these trusted directories can place a malicious binary with the same name as an allowed executable to achieve arbitrary command execution within the OpenClaw runtime context.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.24

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, 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-2026-32009?: CVE-2026-32009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-32009?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.