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CVE-2026-32973

34
FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-32973 is a critical exec allowlist bypass vulnerability affecting OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.3.11. This flaw allows attackers to exploit improper pattern normalization and glob matching, specifically the '?' wildcard across path segments, to execute unintended commands or paths. Rated 9.8 Critical, it has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires no privileges or user interaction, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code available, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion across platforms like Bluesky and Mastodon.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0, < 2026.3.11CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
< 2026.3.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 10th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-f8r2-vg7x-gh8m
Vendor Advisory
vulncheck.com / advisories/openclaw-exec-allowlist-pattern-overmatch-via-posix-path-normalization
Third Party Advisory