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.

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.22

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-2026-32032?: 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.