CVE-2026-32032 identifies an arbitrary shell execution vulnerability in OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.22, where the software trusts an unvalidated SHELL path from the host environment. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows a local attacker with environment access to inject a malicious SHELL variable, enabling the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the OpenClaw process, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 2026.2.22CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
< 2026.2.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openclaw:openclaw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.