CVE-2026-32973

moderate-risk
Published 2026-03-29

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 ? wildcard matching across path segments to execute commands or paths not intended by operators.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Openclaw

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m
Third Party Advisory https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-allowlist-pattern-overmatch-v...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal