Vulnerability in Openclaw
CVE-2026-32032
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22 contain an arbitrary shell execution vulnerability in shell environment fallback that trusts the unvalidated SHELL path from the host environment. An attacker with local environment access can inject a malicious SHELL variable to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.22
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8mp-vj46-cq8v (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/25e89cc86338ef475d26be043aa541dfdb95e52a (Patch, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-shell-execution-via-unvalidated… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-32032?
- CVE-2026-32032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-32032?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.