Vulnerability in Openclaw
CVE-2026-33573
OpenClaw before 2026.3.11 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the gateway agent RPC that allows authenticated operators with operator.write permission to override workspace boundaries by supplying attacker-controlled spawnedBy and workspaceDir values. Remote operators can escape the configured workspace boundary and execute arbitrary file and exec operations from any process-accessible directory.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-2rqg-gjgv-84jm (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-workspace-boundary-bypass-via-agent-rpc-p… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-33573?
- CVE-2026-33573 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-03-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-33573?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.