CVE-2026-32032

HIGH

7.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published3/19/2026

Last Modified3/25/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

openclaw:openclaw

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

References

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/25e89cc86338ef475d26be043aa541dfdb95e52a(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8mp-vj46-cq8v(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-arbitrary-shell-execution-via-unvalidated-shell-environment-variable(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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