What is CVE-2026-32973?

CVE-2026-32973 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-625. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-32973?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-32973

OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an exec allowlist bypass vulnerability where matchesExecAllowlistPattern improperly normalizes patterns with lowercasing and glob matching that overmatches on POSIX paths. Attackers can exploit the ? wild…

EPSS: 0.001 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-625

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m) (third-party-advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path Normalization (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-32973?: CVE-2026-32973 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-625. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-32973?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.