What is CVE-2026-32898?

CVE-2026-32898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-807. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-32898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32898

OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.23 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the ACP client that auto-approves tool calls based on untrusted toolCall.kind metadata and permissive name heuristics. Attackers can bypass interactive approval prompts for read-class operations by spoofing tool metadata or using non-core read-like names to reach auto-approve paths.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.2.23

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-807

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32898?: CVE-2026-32898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-807. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-32898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.