CVE-2026-32973

CRITICAL 9.8

OpenClaw < 2026.3.11 - Exec Allowlist Pattern Overmatch via POSIX Path Normalization

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.1%

EPSS Percentile

17th

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.

CWE	CWE-625
Vendor	openclaw
Product	openclaw
Published	Mar 29, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 30, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

OpenClaw / OpenClaw

0 < 2026.3.11

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-exec-allowlist-pattern-overmatch-via-posix-path-normalization

Credits

🔍 Peng Zhou (@zpbrent)